Paramedics sweltering in hot uniforms during heatwave

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Updated December 19 2017 - 5:00pm, first published 4:30pm
Hot and bothered: Another summer, still the same stuffy uniform - Illawarra paramedic Trent McLennan says he and his colleagues are suffering heat stress from uncomfortable polyester shirts. Picture: Sylvia Liber
Hot and bothered: Another summer, still the same stuffy uniform - Illawarra paramedic Trent McLennan says he and his colleagues are suffering heat stress from uncomfortable polyester shirts. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Illawarra paramedic Trent McLennan says wearing his uniform in heatwave conditions is ‘’like wearing a plastic bag’’.

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Lisa Wachsmuth

Deputy Editor

Deputy editor and health reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, covering stories in the Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama local government areas. For news tips email lwachsmuth@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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