AMBULANCE VICTORIA 2009-2010 ANNUAL REPORT
AMBULANCE VICTORIA 2009-2010 ANNUAL REPORT
AMBULANCE VICTORIA 2009-2010 ANNUAL REPORT
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Ambulance Victoria aims to improve the health of the<br />
community by providing high quality pre-hospital care<br />
and medical transport.<br />
We provide emergency medical response to more than<br />
5.2 million people in an area of more than 227,000<br />
square kilometres. As part of our charter we:<br />
• Respond rapidly to requests for help in a<br />
medical emergency<br />
• Provide specialised medical skills to maintain<br />
life and reduce injuries in emergency situations<br />
and while transporting patients<br />
• Provide specialised transport facilities to move<br />
people requiring emergency medical treatment<br />
• Provide services for which specialised medical<br />
or transport skills are necessary<br />
• Foster public education in first aid.<br />
AV was created on 1 July 2008 following the merger of<br />
the Metropolitan Ambulance Service, Rural Ambulance<br />
Victoria and the Alexandra District Ambulance Service.<br />
The AV website at www.ambulance.vic.gov.au contains<br />
information about AV and is regularly updated with<br />
the latest in statistics, developments and media<br />
releases. AV also produces a range of brochures and<br />
publications, which are available on request.<br />
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<strong>AMBULANCE</strong> <strong>VICTORIA</strong><br />
<strong>2009</strong> - <strong>2010</strong> Annual Report
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