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Huge Volume Of 999 Calls Showing Cracks In Emergency Response System

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06:37 29 Aug 2021


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Overwhelming pressure on the National Ambulance Service has caused the current system to be widely criticised.

 

A huge volume of emergency calls in Dublin over the past week meant paramedics from other counties were diverted to the capital.

 

The huge demand has lead to paramedics from the south-east and the midlands responding to emergency calls in the capital.

 

The system for dispatching paramedics to emergencies is being scrutinised with all calls currently being directed to only two call centres in the country.

 

If every vehicle in the county are already responding to calls, the current system sends the next available ambulance which could be hours away.

 

Paramedics have also been asked to attend Covid-19 cases across the border in Northern Ireland.


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