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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" o+ [9 r+ ]! d- t
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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.
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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.% y* Q1 H, ^, a$ _% ]- [; Z: w* q
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EMS says there were 36 red alerts last year, and nine so far this year – including two Monday afternoon., v2 I& X6 U) w$ @& U$ d$ L
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Randy Littlechild, head of the union that represents paramedics, says things are getting worse.
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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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0 k: S- O7 W2 G0 uHe says it has come to the point where there has to be an increase of rooms and beds in Edmonton hospitals.0 {; k- D/ x O4 C6 z+ J
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Capital Health says it will look into making changes to that part of the system. |
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