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Edmonton suffers ambulance crunch
2 p! ]" c/ b- b) }Last updated Jan 31 2006 08:26 AM MST
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There's been a big jump in the number of "red alerts" in Edmonton this year.$ C" J2 y5 z+ O+ W* q! t4 D# i$ ]
# G- ?; N7 v# K, @3 W7 r4 m9 r"Red alert" is the Emergency Medical Services term for the situation when there are no available ambulances in the entire city.& V. g) F# T$ f( Z' { r; l: A" d: I
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Last 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.
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1 E* C) o' l3 u" J* A& _6 |, s- y' ?( AEMS says there were 36 red alerts last year, and nine so far this year – including two Monday afternoon.( {, G7 }2 o/ X( G1 s' x& I% B
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Randy Littlechild, head of the union that represents paramedics, says things are getting worse." l% |$ g5 X# ^7 j6 V& C& ?0 M) n9 C
: b, z( {- D! ?8 b# j m$ p"We're doing everything we can, but the system is falling apart – really and truly – it's not working," Littlechild says. + E) H4 ^/ V B$ n' X1 Y2 p7 B5 @5 p
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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.2 @! W$ n( x4 k. E- F! w7 M/ b
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Capital Health says it will look into making changes to that part of the system. |
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