First responders in Brevard County, Florida, ask residents to think twice before calling 911, as they struggle to contain the region's skyrocketing number of Covid-19 cases.
Jampacked emergency rooms and intensive care units have slowed hospital operations to a crawl, Brevard County Fire Rescue and Emergency Management officials said.
"If you need to call us, call us. We will never refuse transport," Orlando Dominguez, the fire department's assistant chief of emergency medical service operations, told NBC News on Wednesday. He added that officials are trying to"reduce the bottleneck and avoid taking beds from the emergency department from those who really need them."
"I can tell you compared to March or July where we were last year to where we are now, this is a lot worse," he said.a similar message, telling residents to get vaccinated and to exhaust other medical options before turning to the ER if they feel Covid-19 symptoms.
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