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Fig. 1
The number of febrile patients who called an ambulance remained unchanged during the study period.
Fig. 2
The interval between EMS call and arrival at hospital was significantly longer in the postepidemic period than in the preepidemic period.
Fig. 3
The number of hospitals with which the paramedics negotiated for patients' transfer was comparable between the 2 periods.
Fig. 4
The sojourn time at the site was prolonged in the postepidemic period compared with the preepidemic period.
Pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza virus infection has been identified as the cause of a widespread outbreak of febrile respiratory tract infection. On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert to the highest level, phase 6.
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