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For the fourth year running, EMS data/software company ESO has released its annual comprehensive analysis of how 2,000-plus U.S. EMS agencies have performed in key areas of interest to researchers. Its 2021 ESO EMS Index analyzed information from 8.8 million 9-1-1 calls during the pandemic year of 2020, with the goal of helping EMS agencies compare their performance to their peers. The Index also provides best-practice recommendations around the six metrics it measured to help agencies improve.
Here is an overview of this year’s findings.
Stroke Assessments Up
About 140,000 Americans die from strokes each year, according to the CDC. Someone in the U.S. has a stroke every 40 seconds.