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hamsterjill

(15,220 posts)
Fri Aug 13, 2021, 09:27 AM Aug 2021

San Antonio without EMS service for 26 minutes yesterday

For someone having a heart attack or stroke, hell, any emergency, twenty-six minutes is a long time.

From the article:

“San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh said there were 39 available EMS units on Thursday, and all were in use for 26 minutes amid a surge of 911 calls for COVID-19 and other emergencies. However, SAFD officials say 911 calls were answered during that time and responded to, but some transports to the hospital may have been delayed.

“We can’t transport any emergency medical calls, whether it’s COVID or not, whether it’s someone who’s vaccinated or not. That means we’re not transporting heart attacks, traffic accidents or any other sort of medical call. So it is critical,” Walsh said of the possible transport delays.”

More at link:

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/08/13/san-antonio-without-ems-for-26-minutes-thursday-amid-surge-in-covid-19-calls-officials-say/

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San Antonio without EMS service for 26 minutes yesterday (Original Post) hamsterjill Aug 2021 OP
Abbott is racing Death Sentence to see who can kill the most the fastest. lark Aug 2021 #1
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lark

(23,097 posts)
1. Abbott is racing Death Sentence to see who can kill the most the fastest.
Fri Aug 13, 2021, 09:44 AM
Aug 2021

So far Death Sentence is leading in the hypocritical lying murderer division.

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