Patients in metropolitan Melbourne were told not to call for a paramedic unless it was an emergency, as the response system was again put under strain overnight.
Victoria's beleaguered ambulance system was again forced to call a code red overnight, because of extreme demand for services and a dispatch system breakdown.Ambulance Victoria called a code red shortly before 1am on Friday that lasted for just over an hourIn the first quarter of 2022, Ambulance Victoria experienced its busiest period everPatients in metropolitan Melbourne were told not to call for an ambulance unless it was an emergency.
Victorian Ambulance Union secretary Danny Hill said there were about 70 pending call-outs at the time the system collapsed. "They rely on the crews actually having to manually call in and say "this is our location, this is where we are".Mr Hill said unnecessary calls to Ambulance Victoria contributed to the system being overwhelmed.
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