How has EMS changed during the pandemic?

[MPR News, February 04, 2021]

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.

John Sassen, an Allina Health EMS paramedic working in the Cambridge, Minn. area talked with Minnesota Public Radio about the impact COVID-19 has had on his work.