EMS workers in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, have resorted to using plastic sheets, duct tape and bed covers to protect themselves while transporting patients over the weekend.
“My ambulance was dispatched to a call that came through as a 20-year-old male patient. When we arrived at the house, it was a 13-month-old baby coughing with a temperature of above 38.
“I was wearing an apron, gloves, a mask and the visor, but our uniform is short-sleeved so my arms were exposed. I watched as the child coughed and the sputum was all on my naked arm. Clarke says her fear is that she is already infected and could possibly be infecting not just her family but the patients she assists daily.
“We need those suits. We just want to be safe. We want to prevent the spread. We are not asking for a lot.”
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