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PostPosted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:18 pm    Post subject: Ambulance crews faced sat nav blunders Reply with quote

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Documents obtained by the BBC have revealed how satellite navigation equipment on board ambulances have caused delays in life-threatening situations.


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The number of notifications about sat nav systems misdirecting drivers appears to have tailed off in 2009, and the volume of reported incidents involving this kit is still very low when compared to the number of emergencies the Trust responds to.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

But it has to be better than looking up an address in an AtoZ as that's all they had before.

Trouble is reliance on technology means less crews practice their local knowledge I suppose.

I'd be more concerned about the scroats in one area that were thieving the satnav from the ambulance whilst the crew were attending to a casualty! That was reported three times last week alone. Even though the kit is specific to Ambulances and of no use to anyone else.

Scum like that ought to get 5yrs mandatory sentence added to whatever they'd normally get with no parole.

In fact, rather then giving time off for good behaviour, why not ADD time for bad behaviour. So if sentenced to 2yrs you only get out in2 if you behave. Grrr
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