Medical Association of the State of Alabama

Tag: EMS

  • Rural Patients Wait Longest for EMS

    Rural Patients Wait Longest for EMS

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    WASHINGTON, DC – The average interval between a call to 911 and arrival on the scene of emergency medical services is seven minutes in the United States, but patients in rural areas wait as long as 30 minutes for help to arrive. How long is too long to wait for medical attention? The results of…