The province of Quebec has effectively benched its first responders. Since September, new rules from Santé Québec mean that dispatchers have stopped deploying first responders to calls in which there is no evident immediate danger to the caller’s life. According to reporting from Radio-Canada last week, medical situations no longer deserving of first responders could include conditions related to a fall, abnormal breathing, suicidal intent, or…
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