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.
A Hobart woman who had to use a taxi to take her teenage son to the hospital because no ambulance was available had to perform CPR on the side of the road with the help of strangers until paramedics arrived.The family of a teenager who had an asthma attack say they waited 40 minutes before they were told no ambulance would arrive
He said they had earlier waited nearly 40 minutes for an ambulance to arrive before they were told none was coming. The Health and Community Services Union, which represents paramedics, said multiple ambulances were ramped at the Royal Hobart Hospital at the time. "The paramedics and police officers were beyond helpful and with the help of those two beautiful ladies no doubt saved our boy's life," he said.
Mr Cunningham said the family wanted to see improvements to the way Tasmania's ambulance and health services were funded and resourced to make sure no other families experienced similar situations.
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