There's an effort to get EMTs to respond to more than than medical emergencies
An ambulance typically arrives mid-crisis, but a new approach — called community paramedicine — is trying to prevent the emergency altogether.
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An ambulance typically arrives mid-crisis, but a new approach — called community paramedicine — is trying to prevent the emergency altogether.
An ambulance typically arrives mid-crisis, but a new approach — called community paramedicine — is trying to prevent the emergency altogether.
Typically an ambulance arrives to find a person in mid-crisis and requiring immediate care. But a new approach — called community paramedicine — aims to prevent emergencies in the first place.
The number of individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 remains high across the country — and the Midwest. With the delta variant dominating cases, patients now are younger, sicker and often require more intensive care, hospitals like Methodist in Des Moines are facing pressure.
The number of individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 remains high across the country — and the Midwest. With the delta variant dominating cases, patients now are younger, sicker and often require more intensive care, hospitals like Methodist in Des Moines are facing pressure.