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Without an enhanced 911 system â€" the kind that automatically pulls up an address on the screen and allows the call taker to electronically disâ€" patch an emergency crew â€"â€" the defibâ€" rillators are not getting to people in Defibrillators may not arrive in time for heart attack victims : (Continued from page 1) ambulances and fire trucks, along with trained personnel, are on hand for local emergencies. But the problem is getting the "defibs" to the person having the heart attack. In one recent instance, said Phillips, it took 20 minutes for an ambulance to reach a woman who had collapsed at Le Dome because the call taker didn‘t know the address. "Now that‘s an unusual kind of thing," said Phillips, adding that the 911 call taker requires the address before a crew is dispatched. Even when a physician calls, says Phillips, the 911 call taker requests informaâ€" tion before sending a crew. During the hospital board meetâ€" ing, one physician expressed his doubts about the provincial move to outfit fire trucks without an enhanced 911 system. Before an emergency vehicle is dispatched by the 911 call taker, it first must be determined if it is police, fire, ambulance, explained Martin. "The defibrillators are a waste of money," commented Dr. Tom Staunton, claiming more money should be spent on getting emergency crews to the scene faster. "That takes 30 seconds," said Martin, explaining if it is an ambuâ€" lance call, they must transfer the call to the ambulance headquarters at Mississauga. The subsequent steps to mobilize crews all takes critical time away from the crucial seven minute deadline. "Seven minutes is just too short a time. There are inherent delays right . "‘.* UdfWNOdoHOV@G. « HAL LOH Â¥dS + XH8NODHOVHH â€" Beachcomber engineers have excelled in contour of seating design and therefore offer you the ultimate in spa comfort. Don‘t forget to Try Before You Buy. 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In the United States, said Martin, the emergency crews are mobilized much faster, as they depend on enhanced 911 services. He said the defibrillators are excelâ€" lent, when the person is near to a carâ€" One block East of Bronte Rd Any Regular Priced CD, Casswe orLPp _ "For the sake of that sort of thing, the defibrillators are invaluable," he said. diac arrest. In the past three years, just the ambulanceâ€"based defibrillators have saved the lives of 20 people in Oakville, he said. "There is absolutely no question defibrillators are proven to save lives," he said. Martin recalled one man in his early 40‘s whose wife called 911 to say her husband was having terrible chest pains. The ambulance got there and in the ambulance, he arrested. But they defibrillated him and he did perâ€" fectly well, said Martin. 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