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and equipped with oxygen and semi-automatic defibrillators. They usually are used within the Jewish community; but, Hatzolah will also respond to any person's call. Hatzolah responders are trained and equipped to deal with any medical emergency and regularly attend cases such as chest pain, bleeding,
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was responsible for pre-hospital emergency care and transport for the 1.4 million people living and working in rural
Victoria – an area of more than 215,000 square kilometres extending from the boundaries of Melbourne to the borders with South Australia and New South Wales.
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was set up to teach home nursing and first aid to as many people as possible. In 1887 enough money was raised to purchase six
Ashford Litters which were placed at police stations. In 1899 Melbourne's first ambulance station was opened at the rear of the Windsor Hotel off
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offers volunteer aquatic rescue and first aid services in many coastal areas, and in
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Ambulance Victoria had 2143 operational Ambulance Paramedics and 416 MICA Paramedic. There were also 613 operational support and management staff.
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683:Emergency services in Victoria (state)
476:Web Archives, retrieved 1 October 2007
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529:Ambulance Historical Society Victoria
347:"Murrindindi Shire Council Directory"
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