'Where In The Hell Are They' .....this is unreal

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At least 439 people have died in S.F. since Feb. 2004 while waiting for an ambulance or after delayed medical help arrived, analysis shows. :wow:

S.F.'s emergency responses fail to meet goal

Jim Doyle, Chronicle Staff Writer
Sunday, April 13, 2008

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The Chronicle's analysis found that 15 percent of the time, the city's ambulances and fire engines fail to meet the city's goal of arriving at the scene of an urgent medical call within 4 1/2 minutes after being dispatched - which contributes to the city's overall response delays of 27 percent. That 4 1/2-minute standard does not include dispatching or the time allotted for medics to climb stairs or ride an elevator to reach a patient's side.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/13/MNR0VTB9I.DTL


Emergency call-takers, such as Louise Lopez, are the front line of response in San Francisco's 911 system. The city has reduced its response times on high-priority medical calls in the past decade. Chronicle photo by Mike Kepka


San Francisco paramedics Mike Vela (left) and Matt Fluke wait at their usual post in Union Square. Chronicle photo by Mike Kepka