'Dangerous' ambulance response times as no cars available for most serious cases

By Amy Corderoy
Updated September 5 2015 - 10:13am, first published August 24 2015 - 7:29pm
Francesca Werner, cries out in pain after breaking her arm, she had to wait for an amublance for two hours and 40 minutes. Photo: Seven News
Francesca Werner, cries out in pain after breaking her arm, she had to wait for an amublance for two hours and 40 minutes. Photo: Seven News
Average response times for 90 per cent of patients in capital cities.  Photo: Productivity Commission Report on Government Services 2015
Average response times for 90 per cent of patients in capital cities. Photo: Productivity Commission Report on Government Services 2015
Full-time ambulance officers, per capita. Photo: Productivity Commission Report on Government Services 2015
Full-time ambulance officers, per capita. Photo: Productivity Commission Report on Government Services 2015

Ambulance response times to the most serious, potentially life-threatening cases have blown out, with paramedics saying there are regularly no ambulances available to send to dangerously unwell patients.

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