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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.+ @% D/ K5 x; W4 w- O4 u* `1 q
, J' y. C: I6 u" R/ I, P4 s"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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! T& |' N. U6 \$ O8 A! j6 jEMS says there were 36 red alerts last year, and nine so far this year – including two Monday afternoon.1 S5 L8 s q6 p3 L7 G6 f
9 m' o+ e H e' ~; F& e/ SRandy Littlechild, head of the union that represents paramedics, says things are getting worse.
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1 F" Q# x6 H x$ E8 G"We're doing everything we can, but the system is falling apart – really and truly – it's not working," Littlechild says. ( G2 P) {. I5 S+ X; f4 A
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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.
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8 Q4 J0 O; p0 D' ?; Y" t% Q1 f1 iCapital Health says it will look into making changes to that part of the system. |
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