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Edmonton suffers ambulance crunch , V. w$ }) b u+ e; f( b& G
Last updated Jan 31 2006 08:26 AM MST& P) d9 |: r. w- K$ h
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There's been a big jump in the number of "red alerts" in Edmonton this year.
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" ^ a- ?9 T& a# ~"Red alert" is the Emergency Medical Services term for the situation when there are no available ambulances in the entire city.# P" s, t& N5 P- F# H
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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.. V+ D: v) @+ F9 G/ V6 m; f& p
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EMS says there were 36 red alerts last year, and nine so far this year – including two Monday afternoon.
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Randy Littlechild, head of the union that represents paramedics, says things are getting worse.) l9 p- n/ c; C
; ~2 j- G$ R: I, N; B. g"We're doing everything we can, but the system is falling apart – really and truly – it's not working," Littlechild says. % s6 n: A6 V6 q5 X
9 P# U8 i* D! m8 s6 IHe says it has come to the point where there has to be an increase of rooms and beds in Edmonton hospitals.
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Capital Health says it will look into making changes to that part of the system. |
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