
How Are Ambulances Decontaminated During Covid-19?
The importance of ambulances being decontaminated is critical in pandemics. The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed “gaps” in EMS protocols, particularly regarding disinfecting the ambulance. Less than 50% of respondents in a 2018 EMS1 poll said the patient care section was decontaminated after each call or transport. In the middle of this coronavirus pandemic, it is essential to disinfect each time thoroughly.
From November 10, 2020, more than 10,430,000 million people in the U.S. had tested positive for the virus, and over 245,000 — including EMS providers and other first responders — had died from the illness. With an approximate reproductive number (R0) of 2.5, which means each infected individual is very likely to infect two or three more without … Continue Reading.......