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View AllPioneering paramedics and volunteer receive Ambulance Service Medal
Six Ambulance Victoria paramedics and a CERT volunteer have been recognised with the Ambulance Service Medal (ASM) in the 2020 Australia Day Honours List. ...
Record survival rates for cardiac arrest in Victoria
New data from Ambulance Victoria confirms that Victoria is one of the safest places in the world to have a cardiac arrest. ...
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View AllA Message from Chiltern First Responder Lynne
Driving through Chiltern in the northeast of ...
Pioneering paramedics and volunteer receive Ambulance Service Medal
Six Ambulance Victoria paramedics and a CERT volunteer have been recognised with the Ambulance Service Medal (ASM) in the 2020 Australia Day Honours List. ...
Ocean Grove paddle boarder thanks his lifesavers
When Will Purcell went for his daily paddle board at Ocean Grove on 13 December little did he realise that soon after a small army of bystanders would be responsible for saving his life. ...
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View AllNot an emergency? Meet the team ready to help you.
When you have a minor health issue, there is a team of healthcare professionals to seek advice from – and ambulances should be saved for emergencies. ...
Patient-focused triage leads to better outcomes
Further details about how Ambulance Victoria prioritises emergency ambulances to patients in most urgent need through changes to the way Triple Zero (000) calls are triaged and ambulances are dispatched have been released. ...
Innovative stroke ambulance takes to the road
Australia’s first Stroke Ambulance will provide patients with a quicker diagnosis and treatment when it begins operation on 20 November 2017 ...