No ambulance in Portland

[Longwalkhome]

X had a story on just a little while ago the Portland has an Ambulance shortage and can't respond to calls. You might make a plan on what to do as this gets worse...and it will.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1710078516593856727

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[Tlock]

Best plan is to stay away from that dump!

 

[JeremyK]

Keep voting Democrat, Portlanders!

 

[Longwalkhome]

As Portland fills up with border jumpers because it's a sanctuary city, you may not get Healthcare in Portland. You might plan out a route to an alternative emergency care so you and your loved ones have a chance.

 

[Member 53328]

How's it working out? Lol.

 

[Flopsweat]

They have no ambulance available for an "unconscious person receiving CPR". That's not going to end well.

 

[bradsteen]

They have no ambulance available for an "unconscious person receiving CPR". That's not going to end well.

I was gonna say, unconscious and not breathing is supposed to be a priority call.

 

[Flopsweat]

I was gonna say, unconscious and not breathing is supposed to be a priority call.

Apparently both of their remaining ambulances were busy.

 

[Longwalkhome]

Won't be long before our hospitals are full with people who have no insurance. That means if you do get in then you will pay an extra high rate.

Seriously, it will help you survive if you study the health care system in your area.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Replace Narcan with sodium cyanide and alleviate some of the EMT frequent flyers.

 

[msgriff]

It used to be recommended to always wait for an ambulance in the cases of dire medical emergencies and provide the appropriate first aid until they got there, particularly in urban areas. I believe that has changed over the years in a number of leftist ran cities. Too many gangbangers were dying from gunshot wounds.

 

[Shane117]

Overworked, underpaid, and answering call after call related to drugs. It is no surprise.

A Laissez-faire approach to drug use was always going to end badly. It doesn't matter how "good" your intentions might be; there are always going to be negative outcomes and consequences for poor decisions.. Now everyone else will suffer too

 

[Nosferatu]

Sounds like a new business opportunity just opened up for Uber drivers.

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

I carry full a medical kit when in Portland.

 

[Certaindeaf]

This is why I carry a 9 volt battery in my pocket.

 

[Flopsweat]

This is why I carry a 9 volt battery in my pocket.

"Clear!"

 

[nwwoodsman]

Replace Narcan with sodium cyanide and alleviate some of the EMT frequent flyers.

I'm not a big fan of euthanasia. However, I do believe that first aid responders should prioritize stroke victims, flattened pedestrians and broken bones over junkies passed out in Old Town, unlike what they're doing now.

 

[Knobgoblin]

I'm not a big fan of euthanasia. However, I do believe that first aid responders should prioritize stroke victims, flattened pedestrians and broken bones over junkies passed out in Old Town, unlike what they're doing now.

That's where I'm comin from, baby .
Little of the ol' " Exaggeration for emphasis ".

 

[kevlar]

Lol. Imagine you're an ambulance service. Everyone you hire wants to save lives.
But you just drive around all night injecting narcan and getting spit on because you ruined their high!

 

[CamoDeafie]

So... wait. What. Ya mean to tell me American Medical Response isn't providing enough ambulance services after being fined by Multnomah County for not meeting the quotas/requirements laid out?

Multnomah County says it will fine ambulance provider AMR for slow response times

Ambulances are arriving late to critical emergencies around 30% of the time, the county says. AMR says the problem is a nationwide shortage of paramedics.

www.opb.org