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0 pointswillyt7y ago0 comments

Also Paramedics on motorbikes and in cars. Paramedic on a bike gets there quickly and triages/delivers critical care, cars and ambulances are stood down or dispatched as needed.

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michaelt7y ago· 1 in thread

Bike paramedics stop the time-to-help-arriving clock, which is a KPI for health service administrators.

As they can't transport people to hospital and they don't carry strong painkillers they're basically useless if you've got, say, a broken arm.

PJDK7y ago

It's a particularly key KPI if you happen to be having a heart attack, which is why the bikes carry defibrillators.

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