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Edmonton suffers ambulance crunch
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There's been a big jump in the number of "red alerts" in Edmonton this year.6 w& ?, |$ T; M: N6 V
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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.
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! v; I3 T2 }% O; EEMS says there were 36 red alerts last year, and nine so far this year – including two Monday afternoon.$ z6 U/ Q: y+ T8 s- t: _. _" v
4 A% P$ {- a( p2 }4 hRandy Littlechild, head of the union that represents paramedics, says things are getting worse.
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5 I1 G( ?- j1 b* O3 X"We're doing everything we can, but the system is falling apart – really and truly – it's not working," Littlechild says. # h" [1 c7 v, {8 y
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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." W. \, }: j/ f: j4 l( u: r
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Capital Health says it will look into making changes to that part of the system. |
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