Ambulance worker died after catching Covid from patient, inquest hears
Mrs Haigh told the inquest that her husband was highly trained and would wear any form of personal protective equipment given to him."He brought his washing home, put it in the machine. He wouldn't let me touch it," she said.Image source,He started to show signs of exhaustion following a busy weekend shift and developed a slight cough, the inquest heard.However, he was admitted to hospital on 7 December 2020, where he spent more than two months before his death.
Mr Haigh, who was originally from Farnborough, Hampshire, was an emergency medical technician with 22 years' service. He first joined the ambulance service in 1998 and worked for the non-emergency patient transport service in New Quay and Lampeter. The football fan and car enthusiast had become a grandfather just four months before his death, and was described by colleagues as a "full of life character who loved to chat".
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