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Last updated Jan 31 2006 08:26 AM MST6 r" F0 E7 @+ k0 S. j& v, A5 }; t
CBC News
/ v$ r6 n- B. U! [4 R5 XThere'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.5 p+ A7 G ^# e. h
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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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EMS says there were 36 red alerts last year, and nine so far this year – including two Monday afternoon.
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g1 R9 [9 @$ p/ `- XRandy Littlechild, head of the union that represents paramedics, says things are getting worse.5 E% p) n0 ` M. b: `0 T4 z
) t% N8 p- T" ^# ~6 y; l"We're doing everything we can, but the system is falling apart – really and truly – it's not working," Littlechild says. ( F, c) \& J3 U7 j6 B0 O
5 b; T; n; U, `" JHe says it has come to the point where there has to be an increase of rooms and beds in Edmonton hospitals.9 b' J" U9 y4 X4 y2 O% l
) I, {+ @8 N: ?! x' X6 L! ICapital Health says it will look into making changes to that part of the system. |
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