Calling 911 During The Pandemic
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Hospitals are reporting far fewer people with heart attack and stroke symptoms are going to the ER during this ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. While this sounds like good news, it’s likely not. The medical community is worried that people are afraid to call 911 or visit a hospital, and are ignoring or ‘riding out’ cardiac symptoms. Which is dangerous—it’s exactly the wrong thing to do.
Across the country, hospitals have taken measures to ensure ‘traditional’ emergency patients are not exposed to coronavirus. Even so, doctors are worried people are experiencing heart attack and stroke symptoms are not calling 911 or going to the hospital.