Melbourne man dies after waiting four hours for ambulance, paramedics’ union says
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6QR3R)
Union says Melbourne dropped from 120 to 90 available ambulance crews due to sick leave, while regional Victoria also had 20 fewer crews
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High levels of sick leave led to Victoria being down 50 ambulances over the weekend, with one man dying while waiting for treatment, the head of the state's paramedics union claims.
The Victorian Ambulance Union secretary, Danny Hill, said he'd been told a 69-year-old Melbourne man died after waiting hours for an ambulance during the shortage on Saturday night and Sunday morning.
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