Journal article
The effect of COVID-19 on emergency medical service call volumes and patient acuity: a cross-sectional study in Niagara, Ontario
Abstract
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic is a major public health problem. Subsequently, emergency medical services (EMS) have anecdotally experienced fluctuations in demand, with reports across Canada of both increased and decreased demand. Our primary objective was to assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on call volumes for several determinants in Niagara Region EMS. Our secondary objective was to assess changes in paramedic-assigned patient …
Authors
Ferron R; Agarwal G; Cooper R; Munkley D
Journal
BMC Emergency Medicine, Vol. 21, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2021
DOI
10.1186/s12873-021-00431-5
ISSN
1471-227X