This study aimed to analyze prehospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) response to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the US through a brief systematic review of available literature in …

The COVID‐19 pandemic disproportionately affected Black communities in Canada in terms
of infection and mortality rates compared to the general population. Despite these facts …

Police officers, firefighters, and paramedics are on the front lines of crises and emergencies,
placing them at high risk of COVID-19 infection. A deeper understanding of the challenges …

Objectives: The aim of this review was to summarize current evidence from the United States
on the effectiveness of practices and interventions for preventing, recognizing, and …

Although COVID-19 vaccines are widely available in the US and much of the world, many
have chosen to forgo this vaccination. Emergency medical services (EMS) professionals …

Study objective SARS-CoV-2 represents an occupational risk to paramedics, who work in
uncontrolled environments. We sought to identify the occupation-specific risk to paramedics …

Increasing vaccination acceptance has been essential during the COVID-19 pandemic and
in preparation for future public health emergencies. This study aimed to identify messaging …

Reasons for COVID-19 hesitancy are multi-faceted and tend to differ from those for general
vaccine hesitancy. We developed the COVID-19 Vaccine Concerns Scale (CVCS), a self …

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected the lives of almost every individual in
every nation, with numbers of infections continuing to grow. Across these nations, first …

Some healthcare professionals, including emergency medical service (EMS) professionals,
remain hesitant about receiving COVID-19 vaccines. This study sought to understand EMS …