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Nationwide EMS calls decline 26% since start of pandemic while EMS-attended deaths have doubled

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Nationwide EMS calls decline 26% since start of pandemic while EMS-attended deaths have doubled University at Buffalo Since early March and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., 911 calls for emergency medical services have dropped by 26.1% compared to the past two years, a new study led by a UB researcher has found. But the study also found that EMS-attended deaths have doubled, indicating that when EMS calls were made, they often involved a far more serious emergency. READ MORE

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