The Correlation between COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Emergency Medical Services Responses for Time-Sensitive Emergencies during
Authors:Nichole Bosson|||Jeffrey Eric Rollman|||Robert A Kloner|||David M Shavelle|||Jeffrey L Saver|||James T Niemann|||Asim M Rafique|||Xiaoyan Wang|||Christine Clare|||Marianne Gausche-Hill
Journal: Prehospital emergency care
Publication Type: Journal Article
Date: 2023
DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2022.2112792
ID: 35969017
Affiliations:
Affiliations
Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency, Los Angeles, California, USA.|||Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California.|||Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, California.|||MemorialCare Heart and Vascular Institute, Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach, California.|||David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.|||Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California.|||David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.|||David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.|||Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency, Los Angeles, California, USA.|||Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Abstract
COVID-19 has had significant secondary effects on health care systems, including effects on emergency medical services (EMS) responses for time-sensitive emergencies. We evaluated the correlation between COVID-19 hospitalizations and EMS responses for time-sensitive emergencies in a large EMS system.
