Paramedics

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A paramedic (not pictured), says the apron-wearing staff, is the "thinnest, what you can imagine"

paramedic in the London Ambulance Service (LAS) has claimed, the kit-employees have given to protect you from coronavirus would be better suited for people sandwiches.

The South London medic, who asked not to be named, said that the basic apron, gloves and masks were not adequate protection against infections.

"It feels like Every Day I am exposing myself and possibly My Family to this virus," he told The Bbc .

In a document seen by The Bbc , LAS told to wear his medic, basic-PSA, a plastic apron, gloves and surgical mask - for The Most call-outs.

The advanced PPE - - - is reserved only for confirmed cases of the coronavirus, and in situations in which The Paramedic will have a invasive procedures such as full CPR.

heart pressure massage while the forced respiration, from the body of the patient Alone is not as invasive enough to advanced PSA, in the manual LAS.

a paramedic, a full dress that covers your arms and below the knee, to help when the patient is, the car may be The Virus in sick and bring you to The Hospital .

'cough on us"

However, the LAS paramedic, in his 30s, said aprons with distributed to him and his colleagues "like something someone would make, a sandwich, and someone offers you a sandwich".

"It is the thinnest, what you can imagine, and it covers maybe 30% of your uniform," he added.

In a recent example, The Paramedic said he was carrying a critically-ill patient with a suspicion of a coronavirus from their home to his ambulance.

"wheeling, If you flew outside, the lower half of the apron and stuck To My face. - I could not see where I was going. And Two - All of The Virus , which was probably on my apron now on my face. My Team mate had to pull it down," He Said .

He Said he could not face to be cleaner, until he was in The Hospital about a half hour later.

He added that the "majority" of the patients, the LAS, the treatment is currently have symptoms of coronavirus - "cough above us, while we assess it" - But because the test is mostly just things for people already in The Hospital , they are not counted as confirmed cases.

"We Are surrounded by it and We Are not adequately protected," He Said , adding that he was helping worried paramedic, the spread of The Virus .

The Chief operating officer for the LAS, Khadir sea, said that safety, health and well-being of employees an "absolute top priority, and we do not expect crews to visit, people with possible or confirmed Covid-19 without the proper protective equipment."

He added that the shares of PSA "for All those who need it", and that The Level of protection LAS should wear to workers, in accordance with the "latest instructions" by Public Health England.

Heather Lawrence, Chairman of the LAS s NHS trust board, said in a Facebook-to-read commentary staff, seen by The Bbc , that the aprons were "insufficient".

"I agree with [the workers' concerns], that the aprons are inadequate to The Work in General, and especially for the surroundings in you, and I think this will be resolved as quickly as possible," She Said .

But The Paramedic said, was as quickly as possible, "late", because many of his colleagues have treatment already contracted The Virus , including at least One that had a fan.

He Said , even if the manual was updated, soon, in the meantime, crews were Still Going out "with insufficient PSA".

The Paramedic said morale in the LAS was "really, really low" as a result of the "extremely stressful" situations, the Corona-Virus-pandemic.

He Said he was "without a doubt" the "most stressed I've ever been at work" by "All The Work was All -consuming," difficult to switch off from.

"My stress Level.... I felt like a kind of simmering fear for The Last couple of weeks, I don't usually get home from work," He Said .

"I feel obliged to go More Than ever before to get out and help with the pandemic, But it is difficult when I don't feel protected enough. "

He added that the LAS-colleagues "lose it altogether" - with something to go home crying after every shift, and any other consideration to quit their Jobs .

The Medic said, LAS guidelines should be updated so that workers wear said extended PSA (image) for the treatment of each patient

The Paramedics , he and colleagues were also exhausted and worried about share of advanced PSA might soon.

He Said He had the start of shifts in the travel between a number of ambulance stations to find before the administration, the appropriate kit. to check

"At the beginning of each layer, we have, what is the PSA that we have. We have a number of surgical masks, which are inferior. The FFP3 masks, the right,, sometimes you Get In The Ambulance , and you are not There . often you have to go to find different stations. "

record-breaking demand

on Monday, she was doing "extremely grateful" for The Work of its employees.

she added that in The Last Two Weeks , 999 control rooms in London record numbers of Calls - almost 8,000 per day had received.

"The Situation is more difficult, before it starts to get better. As a service we will need All of our strength and resilience, through it," Ms Lawrence said.

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