Articles tagged: Ambulance
Colac Otway paramedics make big improvement to emergency response times
New data shows that Colac Otway paramedics are responding to Code One incidents more than a minute faster, with Colac among the biggest improvers in south-west Victoria.
Access boost to save lives
The Colac community is continuing to ramp up its efforts to save lives with a publicly accessible defibrillator now installed at Colac’s Driver Reviver.
Crash damages home, no injuries sustained
Two motorists have escaped injury following a Camperdown collision that caused damage to a property.
Eleven injured in rollover
Eleven people have been taken to hospital following a bus rollover on the Great Ocean Road.
Colac Otway ambos experience slight time increase
Colac Otway paramedics have responded to hundreds of critical incidents in three months, with a slightly slower turnout time than the previous quarter.
Alleged attack with boxcutter
Colac Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a 21-year-old Colac woman following an alleged stabbing incident Saturday morning.
Colac paramedics face busier times
Colac Otway paramedics responded to more code one emergencies within the state’s target response time in the latest quarter, but their average response time slowed.
Truck rollover: Milk tanker driver airlifted after another district crash
A 56-year-old man is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after his milk tanker rolled at Dreeite.
Rider hurts legs in crash
A motorcyclist suffered leg injuries in an early-morning crash near Lorne this week.
Praise for selfless first responders
A team of Simpson community first responders has notched up nearly 100 callouts in its first year and saved at least two lives.
Vehicle impacts embankment on Lorne road
A woman received hospital treatment for minor injuries after a single-vehicle crash near Lorne this week.
Family airlifted after two-vehicle smash
A mother and son were airlifted to Melbourne hospitals after a horrific two-vehicle crash between Cobden and Camperdown.
Life-saving service receives recognition
An Apollo Bay ambulance volunteer says helping save a woman’s life after her car plummeted down a 97-metre cliff stands out in his 36-year career.
MIRACLE WORKERS: Heart drug helped save Cobden man’s life
A COBDEN man has thanked paramedics who treated him with a life-saving drug while he was having a heart attack.
HOLIDAY TRAGEDY: Head-on crash kills Chinese tourist
A FEMALE passenger has died and a male driver is fighting for his life following a two-car head-on collision near Port Campbell.
Horserider defies doctors’ predictions after head injury
DOCTORS told Jess Halliday 10 years ago that she might never walk or talk again.
Traffic crash injures student
A COLAC district girl is in a Melbourne hospital after a car hit her as she crossed a road to catch a school bus on the final day of term three.
Three in hospital after crash near Colac
THREE people are in hospital, two with head injuries, after a car crashed into a power pole west of Colac early yesterday.
Woman dies in two-car smash
AN ELDERLY Camperdown woman has died after her car crashed with another car near Camperdown.
Missing road names causes health worry
EMERGENCY services including ambulance might not know about the existence of more than 100 Colac Otway Shire roads thanks to a planning oversight.
Ambulance service a concern
Australian Labor Party’s Polwarth candidate says improving Colac’s ambulance services will be a priority if she wins the seat at next month’s state election.
Colac family angry at ambulance delay
A COLAC father says the city’s ambulance service needs attention after he waited an hour for paramedics to attend an emergency involving his daughter.
Paramedic refutes claims of ambulance crisis
AMBULANCE Victoria officials say Colac’s ambulance service is performing well rejecting claims of an ambulance crisis.
