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View AllAmbulance Victoria records best-ever response times
Ambulance Victoria has reported its best-ever emergency response times in 2018-2019, despite experiencing its busiest year on record. ...
Frankston father thanks paramedics, colleagues and firefighters
A Coles employee who suffered a cardiac arrest at ...
Graduation ceremony a family affair
Six paramedics who have chosen to follow in the career footsteps of their family members are among 136 paramedics who have officially graduated today at a ceremony held at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium. ...
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View AllGoodSAM helps save a life
A grandmother of six has been reunited with the GoodSAM responder and MICA Paramedic who helped save her life almost three months ago. Lee Roddy had just enjoyed lunch in the city with friend Nerida McDowell when she fell to the ground unconscious in cardiac arrest. Nerida called Triple Zero (000), which dispatched emergency crews and also alerted nearby GoodSAM responders. ...
Man thanks saviours
Rodney Smith knew something wasn’t right when he started work at a fuel depot in Wodonga back in January. He called his wife to pick him up. Before she arrived, he collapsed and went into cardiac arrest. ...
Life-saving program proves a success
An evaluation of the Heart Safe Community program shows it has been an outstanding success, including generating a four-fold increase in the confidence of participants to start and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). ...
TLC Ambulance a step closer
The TLC Ambulance is a step closer to being operational thanks to a partnership between Ambulance Victoria and TLC for Kids, a not-for-profit children’s charity. The partnership will enable sick children in palliative care to be transported to their most treasured places. ...
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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 ...