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This document analyzes data on cardiac arrest and STEMI incidents from Kentucky EMS in 2020 compared to 2019, to examine if fear of coronavirus is impacting 911 utilization. It finds that in 2020, cardiac incidents were down 17% overall and 42% in April compared to the previous year. Declines were largest for male patients aged 50-59, suggesting they may be avoiding 911 resources due to coronavirus fears. The counties that cardiac patients resided in also changed in April 2020 compared to the prior year. Th

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