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EMS Unions Hit Equipment Shortages, Order to Work If Not 'Symptomatic'

By BOB HENNELLY
Posted 3/30/20

Emergency Medical Service union officials are speaking out against what they claim is a dangerous loosening of the occupational-safety standards for their members in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

They cite a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) including surgical masks and N95 respirators, and a change in FDNY policy requiring EMS personnel to continue working after being exposed to COVID-19 patients as long as they are not showing symptoms of the disease.

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