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Concerns Rosebery emergency service closure will leave state's ambulance service struggling to cope

The temporary closure of a rural emergency service on Tasmania's West Coast has raised concerns over the ability of the region's ambulances to cope with increased demand.

ABC News · Feb 20, 2023

Mum and passers-by did CPR on teen taken in taxi because no ambulance available, step-father says

The step-father of a teenager having an asthma attack who had to get a taxi to hospital because no ambulance was available says the family is deeply distressed by what unfolded but doesn't blame emergency workers.

ABC News · Jul 23, 2022

Ambulance unable to be sent to 13yo boy suffering asthma attack because none were available

A 13-year-old boy suffering an asthma attack stopped breathing in a taxi on the way to hospital after the child's mother was told no ambulances were available, with a number out of action due to ramping and other jobs.

ABC News · Jul 22, 2022