SOUTH BRONX COVID-19 FRONT LINES

Lia Ray, EMT, disinfects the stretcher after taking a Coronavirus victim to the emergency room. The EMTs will prepare the ambulance for the next victim of Covid-19.  The FDNY EMT is on the front lines of the Coronavirus battle in the South Bronx.

(L)Jessica Breier and (R) Robert Kelly sit in the ambulance ready for the next radio call. Breier was returning to work 4/8/2020 after recovering from Covid-19.  The South Bronx, a heavily minority borough, has the highest per-case fatality rate in NYC.  Bronx has been ground zero for the opioid crisis and is now a coronavirus battleground of the pandemic in New York City.

Hospital staff at Bronx Lebanon Hospital meet the ambulance to transport the critical Covid-19 patient to the hospital wearing full body PPE. The South Bronx, a heavily minority borough, has the highest per-case fatality rate in NYC.  Bronx has been ground zero for the opioid crisis and is now a coronavirus battleground of the pandemic in New York City. 

Robert Kelly preparing the ambulance for another day in the fight against the coronavirus in the South Bronx. The South Bronx, a heavily minority borough, has the highest per-case fatality rate in NYC.  Bronx has been ground zero for the opioid crisis and is now a coronavirus battleground of the pandemic in New York City

(L) Jessica Breier and (R) Robert Kelly helping an elderly coronavirus victim. Breier was returning to work 4/8/2020 after recovering from Covid-19. The South Bronx, a heavily minority borough, has the highest per-case fatality rate in NYC.  

Station 14 FDNY EMT members helping a 95-year old coronavirus victim. Despite intubation and aggressive resuscitation, the man died on the way to the hospital. The South Bronx, a heavily minority borough, has the highest per-case fatality rate in NYC.  Bronx has been ground zero for the opioid crisis and is now a coronavirus battleground of the pandemic in New York City.