Army ambulances used and all calls answered during strike action

The director of the HSE’s national ambulance service, Martin Dunne says that army ambulances have been used today and that all calls have been answered.

Army ambulances used and all calls answered during strike action

The director of the HSE’s national ambulance service, Martin Dunne says that army ambulances have been used today and that all calls have been answered.

He told RTE’s News at One that calls are triaged through advanced medical priority dispatch and that the army personnel are fully trained paramedics who regularly undertake training exercises with HSE ambulance personnel.

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