Published on November 22, 2010 by Technology Slice
Hositals Turning Away Ambulances – Ambulance Victoria data reveals that while Melbourne’s largest 14 hospitals were on bypass for the equivalent of 76 days between July 2009 and April this year, they also used the Hospital Early Warning System (HEWS) for 165 days between them. The early warning system allows hospitals to tell ambulances they [...]
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Published on November 20, 2010 by Technology Slice
New Zealand Mine Explodes – Emergency services rushed to the Pike River coalmine at Atarau, 50 kilometres north-east of Greymouth, about 4.30pm local time yesterday. Police spokeswoman Barbara Dunn said there was a power outage at the mine and an electrician went in to investigate. He discovered a loader driver who had been blown off [...]
Tags: Ambulances, Barbara Dunn, Coalmine, Convoy, Electrician, Emergency Services, Escape Route, Fire Engines, Grey River, Greymouth, Kilometres, Missing Miners, Mr Boddy, Pike River, Police Cars, Police Spokeswoman, Power Outage, River Miner, Road Accident, Travelling Home
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Published on July 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
Victorian Ambulance Response Times Questioned – Nationals Leader Peter Ryan requested the investigation after lengthy ambulance response times were linked to at least one death. The auditor-general’s report will be tabled in Parliament in October, just weeks before the November state election.
Tags: Amalgamation, Ambulance Paramedics, Ambulance Victoria, Ambulances, Auditor General, heart attack, Independent Report, Investigations, Metropolitan Ambulance Services, Mr Brumby, Mr Ryan, Nationals, Parliament, Peter Ryan, Relevant Evidence, Response Times, Scathing Assessment, Service Provision, State Election, Time Lines
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Published on March 4, 2010 by Technology Slice
26 Foot Wave – A 26-foot wave smashed into a cruise ship carrying nearly 2,000 people in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, smashing glass windshields and killing two passengers, according to officials and news reports. Another six people suffered light injuries, the Greek coast guard said in a statement. The victims were identified as a German [...]
Tags: Ambulances, Capo, City Of Genoa, Crew Members, Cruise Ship, Europa Press, Greek Coast Guard, Italian City, Italian Man, Light Injuries, Majesty, Marseille, Mediterranean Port, News Reports, Old Woman, Smashing Glass, Spanish News Agency, Spanish Port, Television News, Windshields
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Published on February 8, 2010 by Technology Slice
There were fears up to 250 may have been injured in the blast at a gas-fired power plant in Connecticut. Two people were confirmed dead last night but rescuers were continuing to comb the wreckage of the plant, which is owned by Kleen Energy Systems. At least four of the injured were in a critical [...]
Tags: Ambulances, Comb, Connecticut River, Critical Condition, earthquake, Energy Systems, Fears, Helicopters, Hospital Spokesman, Hospitals, Megawatt, Middlesex Hospital, Plant Explosion, Plume Of Smoke, power plant, Rescuers, Rubble, Sky, Witness, Wreckage
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