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When should you call an ambulance? The decision could mean the difference between life or death – and not just your own | Ranjana Srivastava
The volume of inappropriate emergency presentations via ambulance invites puzzlement that people could be so seemingly frivolous with a precious asset
“Your ankle has hurt for months, what brought you in today?”
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