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Edmonton suffers ambulance crunch
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There's been a big jump in the number of "red alerts" in Edmonton this year.
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0 f- u- v4 j4 l) X9 D M7 f"Red alert" is the Emergency Medical Services term for the situation when there are no available ambulances in the entire city.
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/ y( K% b# D5 \: s3 G$ y8 NLast 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.. P. f7 d" ?" j: B4 d! Q8 E: }1 |
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EMS says there were 36 red alerts last year, and nine so far this year – including two Monday afternoon.0 }; e# ]2 F {8 h/ {6 O$ |5 u
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Randy Littlechild, head of the union that represents paramedics, says things are getting worse.
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& e& Y6 l% S1 r5 z8 L& d m"We're doing everything we can, but the system is falling apart – really and truly – it's not working," Littlechild says. ! f5 R- L+ _1 k# a$ T
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He says it has come to the point where there has to be an increase of rooms and beds in Edmonton hospitals.8 j3 M/ D9 l; H& ~
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Capital Health says it will look into making changes to that part of the system. |
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