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Edmonton suffers ambulance crunch - t! H( o M$ ~7 a/ \- O
Last updated Jan 31 2006 08:26 AM MST4 X3 z/ I! f0 k1 E% W t1 f7 a
CBC News
8 V! I' Q9 a# G! h, ` m( jThere's been a big jump in the number of "red alerts" in Edmonton this year.' \8 W! p3 u+ w! o
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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.! ~ g: g6 N- ^/ S
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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.5 P" n8 N" c# q0 a+ C
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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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1 I0 q8 H. `8 M( WRandy 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. / T' J% j$ A6 R& T q1 e
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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.* ^( Y; t# X }& _) l, y1 ~
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Capital Health says it will look into making changes to that part of the system. |
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