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Covid inquiry told how putting on PPE delayed treatment of dying patients

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Ambulance technician says policy of only donning protective equipment at scene cost vital minutesDying patients experienced vital delays in being treated by paramedics because of the time it took ambulance crews to put on protective personal equipment, the Covid inquiry has been told.An ambulance technician, Mark Tilley, came close to tears on Tuesday as he described how the experience still “played on his mind”. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/01/covid-inquiry-ppe-delayed-paramedics-dying-patients

Author : Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent

Publish date : 2024-10-01 19:30:24

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