Application of termination of resuscitation rules during the COVID-19 pandemic by emergency medical service

The COVID-19 pandemic is placing unprecedented burdens on the healthcare system in some parts of the United States, one of which is the infection and quarantining of healthcare workers. Emergency medical service (EMS) providers are at a greater risk of contracting COVID-19 due to their proximity to critically ill patients while performing life-saving medical interventions, such as cardiac resuscitation. EMS providers in New York City (NYC) have been especially vulnerable, as approximately 20% of their emergency medicine technicians (EMTs), paramedics, and supervisors have been out of work in early April due to illness with this number continuing to rise [1].
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research