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A year ago, most people would have thought that paramedics performing nasal swab collections, EMTS performing CNA duties in skilled nursing facilities, and paramedics dispensing prescribed medications to patients was out of the question. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an opportunity for EMS to step up and provide support to the healthcare infrastructure and critically needed services to those that need it most. Some EMS systems across the nation have found novel ways to assist and help mitigate the pandemic public health crisis.
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