Behind our masks, we paramedics wear the strain of coronavirus

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Opinion: Behind our masks, we paramedics wear the strain of coronavirus

The night we encountered our first patients with suspected COVID-19 was surreal. It happened like the flick of a switch.

Having read the latest COVID-19 updates issued by our employer that evening we backed away. At the ambulance I pulled out the yellow infectious disease kit, sealed with tape. It was the first time in a decade I'd opened it for a reason other than to check the use-by dates.Advertisement Later that night another masked medic, known for his dry humour, said: "If the likes of you and I are wearing this: shit's getting real." He wasn't wrong. As the night progressed we saw two more probable cases of COVID-19.

 

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they should all be recieving danger money like soldiers so when they serve in war zones !

Heroes....

hero’s all.

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