The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
‘Pretty exhausting’: Student EMTs describe work during COVID-19 pandemic

‘Pretty exhausting’: Student EMTs describe work during COVID-19 pandemic

By Quentin Tan, Staff Writer • February 7, 2022
Pitt students who are also EMTs said the COVID-19 pandemic has added extra stress to the job.
Lily Nong: The human side of emergency medicine

Lily Nong: The human side of emergency medicine

By Rashi Ranjan, Senior Staff Writer • April 21, 2021
In the weeks before Christmas, Lily Nong was working in the emergency room, mostly aiding patients suffering from COVID-19.
East End EMTs are given one N95 mask per day and asked to reuse it.

‘Kind of unnerving’: Student health care workers brave virus threat on the job

By Rebecca Johnson, Senior Staff Writer • April 2, 2020
But other students, like Flenders, remained in Pittsburgh and are still working in positions with a whole new set of risks and regulations, while also balancing a full course load.
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