Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-08-02 23:06:38 +0100, Andy Burns
said:

On 02/08/2008 22:47, Andy Hall wrote:

Only because a dog was involved.

If it had been a toddler? If the dog had pulled its owner over? All
sounds a bit too close for comfort to me.

So what is the solution?

- More ambulances so that they can statistically be closer to locations
where there is an emergency?

They don't return to base after a call, they go to RVP's to await another
call. Thats why you see them on bridges etc.

Current solution is the FRU - Fast Respnse Unit, a Vauxhall Zapheria with a
crew of one, equipped fairly well but unable to transport patients.

- Separate lanes everywhere?

- Operate always within the speed limit?

Govmint target is 8 mins for a Cat A call, from the time of call, not the
time the control operator actually gets the address.

- Allow patients to die?

Not considered in the Govmint target, simply the reponse time, not the
patient outcome.


Do any of these guarantee that the dog or a toddler wouldn't have
been hit?

Alas not, ambulance personel are human.


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