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Originally Posted by pooh
I do hope the person who fell is okay.
Who made the call for help? Who did they call? Judging by the number of ambulances that go past my yard each day, the delay in EMT arrival might be due to all ambulances engaged. When they take someone to the hospital, don't the EMTs stay until patient is in exam room?
Traffic sometimes plays a role in ambulance speed. See cars NOT moving out of the way. During the winter that can be even more of a problem.
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EMTs can report off to any nurse that can take a triage for a stable person and that person can be left on a hall stretcher and the EMS can leave. EMS is dispatched at the same time as Fire--except Fire can usually respond quicker--not many calls for fire trucks, but extreme numbers for EMS. They are busy most all day every day.