Off-load delays are tying up Ontario paramedics, preventing them from responding to other calls for up to 15 hours at a time
People who call for an ambulance in Ontario may have to wait longer for one to arrive as health-care staffing shortages and recent temporary emergency room closures slow down emergency services’ response, a paramedics’ group said Friday.
Stretches of time when there are no ambulances available to respond to calls – known as “code zero” events – are also growing more frequent, he said. “A patient could be picked up this afternoon and not be off-loaded until some time tomorrow morning, and that’s not unusual any more,” he said. That means multiple paramedic crews may be caring for the same patient over several shifts, he added.
Just as hospitals are seeing shortages in nurses and doctors, paramedic services have also been stretched thin due to increased demand and the expansion of their duties during the pandemic, he said.
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