Ambulance crisis forcing police to take patients to hospital
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Exclusive: Police warn transporting patients to hospital risks safety and takes officers away from crime
Exclusive: Police warn transporting patients to hospital risks safety and takes officers away from crime
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How a white police officer fresh from de-escalation training
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Why the EMS Workforce Is Shrinking
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The push to reverse shortage of paramedics, EMTs
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NHS Crisis: UK Health Service at Breaking Point with Staff
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This Oregon town of 170,000 replaced some cops with medics and
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You might need an ambulance, but your state might not see it as
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Massive ambulance wait forces police to take patient to hospital
Footage from Gaza hospital sparks speculation senior Hamas target
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Arrest drunks who clog up hospital A&E wards, says medical chief
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