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Last updated Jan 31 2006 08:26 AM MST4 ~: j) i0 e3 V7 Q$ T, f4 U4 q1 d G
CBC News
& B) e- O' X% K6 W3 ^1 u$ W0 @There's been a big jump in the number of "red alerts" in Edmonton this year.
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"Red alert" is the Emergency Medical Services term for the situation when there are no available ambulances in the entire city.$ n U9 k8 n) d6 J% K+ A
8 Q7 t4 Y$ j$ B/ n9 u! l; CLast 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, F. Y/ v. C1 O1 \, I3 g& L
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EMS says there were 36 red alerts last year, and nine so far this year – including two Monday afternoon.8 ]; V$ A' ]) {, _- X9 G& v
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Randy Littlechild, head of the union that represents paramedics, says things are getting worse.6 u. U. ^+ S V' A7 i' r
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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.
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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.
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Capital Health says it will look into making changes to that part of the system. |
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