Medical Emergency? Philadelphia's Fire Department to the Rescue

The Dose

Each day, Philadelphia’s fire department responds to nearly a thousand emergencies, whether it’s saving someone from opioid overdose or helping a person having trouble getting out of bed.

What would it be like to spend a day in the life of the person who runs emergency medical services for a big city? Listen to the latest episode of The Dose podcast to find out how Philadelphia EMS deputy commissioner Crystal Yates deals with crises on a daily basis.

Yates, one of the first recipients of the Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship at Yale University, has made it her mission to find innovative ways to come to the rescue of people with no other resources to turn to.

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