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Monday, April 20, 2020

First responder opens up on emotional toll of coronavirus from front lines: 'It hasn't gotten easier'

A spokesman for the International Association of EMTs and Paramedics warned Sunday that it's been tough for first responders to adjust to their new way of life on the front lines of the battle against the coronavirus crisis.

"It hasn't really gotten easier yet," the group's national representative Frank Wagner told Fox News' Arthel Neville on "America's News HQ." "The call volume is up 200, 300 percent. You have to assume that everyone has it. You go to a facility or nursing home, you to take extra precautions in addition to what we are normally doing."

Asked whether he had the necessary protective equipment to treat the influx of highly contagious patients, Wagner said his supply was "dwindling" slowly.

"I just don't understand why we don't have a six-month or a year-supply stockpile for an emergency like this," he said. "We are conserving, we're rationing the equipment. Everyone does have equipment but it's not what we should have, and once again, we got caught with our pants down."

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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 20, 2020 at 7:09 PM

    Boo hoo. I'm a career first responder as well. I'm getting sick of hearing the pity party stories about how bad the job is. I work across the bridge in one of the most affected counties and guess what, it's really not that bad. Yes, we take a few more extra precautions on calls but if you did your job correctly before the coronavirus, it's not drastically different. Suck it up and do your damn job and be happy that you still have one!

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    1. AnonymousApril 20, 2020 at 8:31 PM

      Ding ding ding. We've got a know it all here. He speaks for the whole country. Believe him because he knows all. I call bullcrap, I'd hope anyone being a 1st responder has a little more compassion for their fellow healthcare worker.

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    2. AnonymousApril 20, 2020 at 8:43 PM

      Shut up Volly.

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    3. AnonymousApril 20, 2020 at 9:35 PM

      7:09They are talking about real life first responders not your video games.

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    4. AnonymousApril 20, 2020 at 9:40 PM

      7:09They are talking about real life first responders not your video games.

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  2. AnonymousApril 20, 2020 at 8:31 PM

    Interesting to hear a different version. I was visiting my husband (yes visiting) in a major hospital last month and no one seem overworked or overwhelmed. In fact, my husband had so many nurses taking care of him I list track.

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  3. AnonymousApril 21, 2020 at 9:29 AM

    Quit and bang nails for a living.

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  4. AnonymousApril 21, 2020 at 6:10 PM

    You are a fat, fascist asshole and I hope your business fails.

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  5. AnonymousApril 21, 2020 at 6:23 PM

    You are a fat, fascist asshole and I hope your business fails.

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