Paramedical Staff: Air Pollution

(asked on 9th December 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the ambient air pollution that paramedics are exposed to in the cabs of emergency vehicles.


Answered by
Edward Argar Portrait
Edward Argar
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 16th December 2020

To reduce the ambient air pollution that paramedics are exposed to, emergency vehicles are fitted with air filters provided by vehicle manufacturers as part of their standard specifications.

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