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Last updated Jan 31 2006 08:26 AM MST; Q% |; Z. I5 e# {
CBC News
2 i" k- C! h( e# x$ y7 qThere's been a big jump in the number of "red alerts" in Edmonton this year.4 _/ c( F$ E1 s2 [( V* z# ?2 E3 d' Y
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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.& g4 e* [& {9 u
- x* E k8 O9 V7 p2 ILast 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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EMS says there were 36 red alerts last year, and nine so far this year – including two Monday afternoon.5 S. s) u% j. v( n
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Randy Littlechild, head of the union that represents paramedics, says things are getting worse. z. [) ]5 \- ^2 B" Q6 l4 ~
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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. 3 p/ K+ a" I7 J: I# \
/ D$ C( x: Q8 k7 y& t' E5 uHe 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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