Yorkton Family Feels Delay as Paramedics Dressed in COVID-19 PPE Contributed to Son’s Death

Photo Credit: Saskatoon CTV News

Source: Dan Zakreski, cbc.ca, May 11, 2020

When sent to a scene, paramedics are often working with limited information which has been filtered through a dispatcher.

June Jacobs says she watched her 35-year-old son having a seizure on the family’s living room floor for 10 minutes while paramedics stepped outside to change into gear designed to protect them from COVID-19.

James Jacobs died five minutes after paramedics returned into the home, June said in an interview.

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