Paramedic Chief Keith Kirkpatrick wants to make the Kawartha Lakes emergency response even better, and he's willing to work to make that happen. He wants to adopt a triage model that is being used in Toronto and the Niagara Region. "Instead of going to the province with our hands out saying 'we need more money', we thought ‘let’s put a plan together and approach them with a bit of a pilot project … tell them we’re willing to pony up and put some skin in the game if you guys are willing to pony up and put some skin in the game’. It might be something that works for everybody." Kawartha Waterfront Realty thanks our EMS workers for everything they do!
LINDSAY — A 911 medical call in the Kawartha Lakes will bring the closest ambulance to your door. That’s the current practice here and in most of Ontario, says Paramedic Chief Keith Kirkpatrick. But it’s not always the ideal response, he says. “If someone is in cardiac arrest, then obviously you want the closest ambulance, the closest fire truck, the closes defibrillator … that needs to happen,” Kirkpatrick says. “But not all patients are that way. Maybe only three per cent of the total calls are that critical.” Other times, he says, that timely response might not be so necessary.
Paramedic Chief Keith Kirkpatrick wants to make the Kawartha Lakes emergency response even better, and he's willing to work to make that happen. He wants to adopt a triage model that is being used in Toronto and the Niagara Region. "Instead of going to the province with our hands out saying 'we need more money', we thought ‘let’s put a plan together and approach them with a bit of a pilot project … tell them we’re willing to pony up and put some skin in the game if you guys are willing to pony up and put some skin in the game’. It might be something that works for everybody." Kawartha Waterfront Realty thanks our EMS workers for everything they do!