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[爱城新闻] Edmonton suffers ambulance crunch

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发表于 2006-1-31 17:40 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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Edmonton suffers ambulance crunch  ; W7 y) e: A$ @
Last updated Jan 31 2006 08:26 AM MST) p8 {1 D& h0 F5 a# t4 a+ k, k
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There's been a big jump in the number of "red alerts" in Edmonton this year.
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9 g4 t$ F/ e( U# l1 V3 H$ d7 g"Red alert" is the Emergency Medical Services term for the situation when there are no available ambulances in the entire city.2 b1 X7 K; Q% b

$ n( ?9 T2 v  VLast week, a red alert led Capital Health to admit that hospitals can't keep up, meaning ambulances have to wait at emergency until the hospital can take the patient.. L& k. C2 g$ ~- T% g) w

; G& G* _# D7 f3 j4 n: EEMS says there were 36 red alerts last year, and nine so far this year – including two Monday afternoon.
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: D( j7 t; _. p. i% x4 B& nRandy Littlechild, head of the union that represents paramedics, says things are getting worse.0 A4 }- ^/ A9 q' W7 f/ `
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"We're doing everything we can, but the system is falling apart – really and truly – it's not working," Littlechild says. 4 J; b% N4 m7 Q5 h

; E5 S9 |3 E5 O' `4 s& j3 O9 ZHe says it has come to the point where there has to be an increase of rooms and beds in Edmonton hospitals.0 T$ Z7 w( A9 Q. X1 |
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Capital Health says it will look into making changes to that part of the system.
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 楼主| 发表于 2006-1-31 17:53 | 显示全部楼层
"Red alert"是EMS( Emergency Medical Services )的术语,指当整个城市一辆救护车都不可用的状况.上周,由于一次"Red alert"使得Capital Health 不得不承认医院已经跟不上了--救护车必须在紧急情况的时候等待医院是否有能力接受病人.EMS说去年有36次"Red alert",目前为止今年就有九次--有两次是周一下午.医院职员的代表人说事态已经变的更差,他说尽管每个人都在努力,但是整个系统已经支离破碎,无法工作.他认为爱城医院的病床和病房的数目必须增加.Capital Health 则说部分系统将会改变.
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 楼主| 发表于 2006-1-31 17:53 | 显示全部楼层
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