Occupational exposures, quarantine and testing of unique EMS providers with patients with confirmed COVID-19 contact from 14 February to 26 March 2020
| Total | *Initial 137 EMS encounters with COVID-19 patients | *Subsequent 137 EMS encounters with COVID-19 patients | |
| Unique EMS providers† | 700 | 341 | 382 |
| Unique EMS providers with patient exposure(s), n (% of column total) | 129 (18) | 121 (35) | 8 (2) |
| Number of exposure(s) for each unique EMS provider, n (% of column total n=700) | |||
| 0 | 571 (82) | 220 (65) | 374 (98) |
| 1 | 110 (16) | 103 (30) | 7 (2) |
| 2 | 16 (2) | 15 (4) | 1 (<1) |
| ≥3 | 3 (<1) | 3 (1) | 0 (0) |
| Interval from exposure to EMS provider quarantine, days, median (IQR) | 6 (3–9) | 6 (3–9) | 3 (2–3) |
| Total EMS provider quarantine days resulting from exposure(s), n (% of row) | 981 (100) | 951 (97) | 30 (3) |
| COVID-19 testing of unique EMS providers regardless of exposure status, n (% of column) | |||
| No symptoms reported (not tested) | 657 (94) | 312 (91) | 368 (96) |
| Symptoms reported | 43 (6) | 29 (9) | 14 (4) |
| Positive | 3 (<1) | 1 (<1) | 2 (1) |
| Negative | 40 (6) | 28 (8) | 12 (3) |
*Initial encounters occurred between 19 February and 15 March 2020 while subsequent encounters occurred between 16 March and 26 March 2020.
†23 providers were represented in both categories.
EMS, emergency medical services.