Dispatchers at REMSA have seen some spikes in emergency calls and it's only April. They saw two record-setting call volumes the first week of April.
"When the weather gets nice people come out and that just always means more injuries. It could be that they are mowing lawns or even floating down the river, but it's always more injuries," says Kevin Romero with REMSA.
He says the other element adding to the numbers is the Affordable Care Act.
"More people have insurance and they don't have a doctor or even understand that they need a doctor so they call us. It could be the flu or something that isn't a real emergency. They call us and they use the emergency room instead of a doctor or an urgent care center. So in a lot of ways we just need to really educate the public that if you have a true emergency call 9-1-1 and if it's not an emergency and you just need help we have home health service and we have nurses who can get you the help you need...then call 858-1000," Romero says.
That way they say they can always make sure that resources are where they need to be and are really needed.
Written by Erin Breen
