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Last updated Jan 31 2006 08:26 AM MST) V) t/ ?; U! T9 l; K; A" v! V
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There's been a big jump in the number of "red alerts" in Edmonton this year.
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. U2 B5 c, | q"Red alert" is the Emergency Medical Services term for the situation when there are no available ambulances in the entire city.: v, q" W9 C7 G1 @
d, }9 K ]2 t+ ~# B8 s3 e, @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.9 O- D- _& x0 X9 u
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EMS says there were 36 red alerts last year, and nine so far this year – including two Monday afternoon.0 G% }; U8 p5 E
4 P4 i2 k8 y; {2 \. q+ `/ d6 [! ^Randy Littlechild, head of the union that represents paramedics, says things are getting worse.$ R3 V& A) g3 O$ a8 p* e( S# Y/ _
4 x! j0 ^: Q8 G$ F* W2 S: x+ @"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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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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Capital Health says it will look into making changes to that part of the system. |
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