EMS Calls Show 54% Spike in Drug Overdoses, 80% Increase in Suicide Attempts

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Milwaukee County experiencing a death toll beyond the disease itself.

Milwaukee County’s Emergency Medical Services Division has seen a drastic increase in calls for mental health concerns and drug overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Looking at Emergency Medical Service (EMS) calls during March and April, and comparing them to calls during the same months in 2019, a startling picture emerges.

There has been a 70 percent increase in EMS responses to mental health concerns, a 54 percent increase in responses to drug overdoses and a “very concerning” 80 percent increase in responses to suicide attempts, said Dr. Ben Weston, director of Medical Services for Milwaukee County.

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Graham Kilmer – Urban Milwaukee – May 7, 2020.

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