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Don’t avoid emergency care

Worried about COVID-19? Experts say ER staff know how to keep you safe
It appears many people are hesitant to seek emergency medical care out of fear of contracting the coronavirus. Statistics show that, over a four-week period during the early days of the pandemic, the number of ER visits was 42% lower than during the same period in 2019.
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Trends in ... first aid and emergency response

‘The difference between life and death’
First aid and emergency response can run the gamut from mild (needing a Band-Aid from a first aid kit) to a medical emergency (using an AED to help treat cardiac arrest). Here, industry insiders discuss what’s new in the first aid and emergency response field, and why it’s so important to educate workers.
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