How has EMS changed during the pandemic?
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Across the state, first responders have had to adapt in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many people working in emergency medicine say they are burnt out. Fire departments and ambulance companies face staffing challenges and a lack of protective equipment. Tight budgets make it difficult to solve these problems.
A paramedic and a volunteer EMT joined host Angela Davis to talk about the challenges their industry is facing during the pandemic.
Guests:
Mark Griffith is the executive director of the South Central Minnesota EMS System, who works with a network of 800 to 1,000 volunteer EMTs across a nine-county region. He is also a volunteer EMT based in Eagle Lake.
John Sassen is an Allina Health EMS paramedic working in the Cambridge, Minn., area.
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