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Originally Posted by 8sPOT
Its shocking how many people call 911 for very minor things, there is absolutely a problem with the system and how often its abused. Now this info comes from various paramedics I know in the city and they could all very well just be super jaded. But they say 1/4 of calls are a complete waste of their time. That just seems crazy to me, I've never dialed 911 in my entire life, and they have some people they see over and over again who call 911, almost becoming regulars.
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But that's probably the case in most cities and centres. We don't have a different populace, or different parents. Those other centers and provinces are able to work around that with wait times, education and a family GP outcome that's simply better.
Simply expecting a poor family, who likely called 811 and were told to go to a hospital in the first place, not to go to an ER is downright asinine by some responders in this thread.