December 18th 2024.
A father from South Australia recently had a terrifying experience when his seven-year-old son, Leo, suddenly became unresponsive and started having a seizure at their home in Aldinga. The father, Sam, immediately sprang into action and began performing CPR on his son while waiting for an ambulance to arrive.
However, Sam was shocked to find out that the ambulance took more than twice as long as it should have to reach them. What was supposed to be a 16-minute wait turned into a grueling 35 minutes of uncertainty and fear for the father.
"It was terrifying," Sam recalled. "Those 35 minutes felt like the longest of my life, just hoping and praying that Leo would be okay."
Thankfully, the seven-year-old was eventually transported to the hospital safely. However, the delayed response time of the ambulance raised concerns and prompted SA Ambulance to conduct a review. The review concluded that the delay was due to a busy afternoon for the ambulance crews.
The government also acknowledged the unacceptable delay and stated that they have been working towards improving response times for priority two cases. However, the opposition criticized the government for not doing enough and questioned the role of record ramping in Sam's case.
"This is exactly what the government promised to fix. We need to know if a review has been conducted and if record ramping under the government played a role," Opposition Health spokesperson Ashton Hurn stated.
Meanwhile, Sam hopes that authorities will take necessary actions to prevent other families from going through a similar ordeal. "I hope they can fix it so families don't have to experience what we went through," he expressed. "It was such a long time to be worrying if my son would make it."
This article was written with the assistance of 9ExPress.
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