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Patients forced to take taxis to hospital during medical emergencies
As ramping issues continue throughout Adelaide, the ambulance union says patients have been forced to catch taxis to hospitals.
Key points:
- Fifteen people were left without ambulances on Tuesday, the ambulance union says
- The union says employees are struggling trying to keep up with continued demand
- The State Government is investigating what happened on Tuesday
The Ambulance Employees Association (AEA) has revealed there were 15 emergency, “potentially life-threatening” cases waiting for an ambulance at about 6:00pm on Tuesday, with no ambulances available to send.
Three cases waited more than 90 minutes for assistance.
Audio taken from the metropolitan ambulance dispatch channel at 8:30pm on Tuesday stated several “uncovered” cases — …
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