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Enormous pressure on paramedics still impacting emergency response

Nov 11 2022 Updated November 11, 2022

Sentinel-Times

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Response times for Code 1 incidents in Bass Coast and South Gippsland continue to struggle as demand shows no sign of slowing down. Photo: AAP Image/Joel Carrett

AMBULANCE Victoria (AV) response times in Bass Coast and South Gippsland continued to lag behind official targets as paramedics faced their busiest winter on record for the recent quarter.

AV aims to respond to Code 1 emergencies within 15 minutes for 85 per cent of incidents state-wide, and 90 per cent of incidents in areas with populations greater than 7500.

For the 2022/23 quarter one p...