Paramedics and EMTs Under Staggering Stress in Era of Disease and Disruption
Sunday, 09 August 2020
Paramedics and EMTs say they’re enduring unprecedented levels of stress, anxiety and exhaustion sparked by the storm of COVID-19, racial justice protests and ongoing salary and benefit issues.
Union officials and family members say the relentless
caseload and harrowing medical scenarios created by the pandemic may
have contributed to the suicides of three EMS responders in a
three-month period — and they’re worried the virus isn’t done wreaking
havoc
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