Triple-zero overhaul: 21 Victorians died waiting for an ambulance in past six months, inquiry hears
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZEMX)
Failures in triple-zero system blamed for 18 of the deaths, Ambulance Victoria chief tells budget estimates hearing
Twenty-one Victorians have died waiting for an ambulance over the past six months, a budget estimates hearing has been told.
Failures in the triple-zero system have been blamed for 18 of the deaths with three attributed to paramedics not getting to patients on time, Ambulance Victoria's acting chief executive, Libby Murphy, said on Friday.
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