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Local paramedics getting to critical patients faster, data reveals

November 9, 2023 10:20 am in by
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New data from Ambulance Victoria shows paramedics in the Grampians region are getting to the most critically ill patients faster than a year ago.

In the Ballarat local government area, paramedics attended 79.4 per cent of Code 1 patients within 15 minutes – the third best result in the state.

Response times to Code 1 cases were 18 seconds faster than a year ago.

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July to September saw ambulances across Victoria called to more than 96,500 Code 1 cases, 2,002 more than last year.

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