Edmonton suffers ambulance crunch

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Edmonton suffers ambulance crunch  
$ q$ E7 P; D' d8 G6 eLast updated Jan 31 2006 08:26 AM MST
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/ X% ^7 M& [) B3 U, N$ t% \9 q) DThere'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.

( M; E1 d0 a9 L+ B2 `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.

. b) ^' \+ y5 [- _2 {4 lEMS says there were 36 red alerts last year, and nine so far this year – including two Monday afternoon.
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* G! P& M9 |. o% NRandy Littlechild, head of the union that represents paramedics, says things are getting worse.

"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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; c( o2 X' B" D  J3 w! R$ IHe 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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Capital Health says it will look into making changes to that part of the system.

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"Red alert"是EMS( Emergency Medical Services )的术语,指当整个城市一辆救护车都不可用的状况.上周,由于一次"Red alert"使得Capital Health 不得不承认医院已经跟不上了--救护车必须在紧急情况的时候等待医院是否有能力接受病人.EMS说去年有36次"Red alert",目前为止今年就有九次--有两次是周一下午.医院职员的代表人说事态已经变的更差,他说尽管每个人都在努力,但是整个系统已经支离破碎,无法工作.他认为爱城医院的病床和病房的数目必须增加.Capital Health 则说部分系统将会改变.

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