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By Helen Tatchell<\/p>\n

An elderly man in his 90s has waited over an hour for ambulance to arrive, after falling in a confined space.<\/p>\n

Emergency services were called to a Ballan residential property on Tuesday 22 March at 5.16pm, with the local fire brigade attending and finding the man on the floor in a locked toilet.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson said the man had fallen and the door did not open outwards.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had to take the door off at the hinges and monitored the patient until the ambulance arrived, as he was known to have a previous back injury.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is alleged the ambulance arrived at 6.30pm, one hour and 14 minutes after the call was made, and came from Bacchus Marsh, despite there being a 24-hour ambulance station at Ballan, only blocks away from the scene.<\/p>\n

Ambulance Victoria would not provide the Moorabool News with an explanation for the delay or, why the paramedics were not dispatched from Ballan.<\/p>\n

The Moorabool News did receive a brief comment from an Ambulance Victoria spokesperson.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmbulance Victoria has discussed our response with patient\u2019s family and, in accordance with their wishes, will not provide any comment on this case.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was not made clear if AV were experiencing paramedic shortages due to COVID.<\/p>\n

To read the full story – Simply click on the following link<\/p>\n

https:\/\/issuu.com\/themooraboolnews\/docs\/mn_2022-04-05\/14<\/a><\/p>\n

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