THE AGENCY HEADS OF AMBULANCE VICTORIA in Australia have their down-under knickers in a twist this morning following a wave of Facebook postings with one of their ambulances featured in some photos. The pix were taken Saturday night at a party when an ambulance crew dropped by to visit with their friends.
The Herald Sun tells us:
Under ambulance service protocols paramedics are allowed, and even encouraged, to be out in their immediate communities while on call because it can help cut down response times.
But the suitability of attending a party is being questioned after photos posted online show the female ambulance officer in her uniform posing with friends, who are holding drinks as they stand in front of her ambulance.
Other partygoers are wearing much less as they pose with the emergency vehicle – black underwear, thigh-high boots and see-through yellow plastic ponchos.
Herald Sun image
Now the management of the service wants to talk to the two medics to find out what was going on. While they are in service but not on a call, they are encouraged to be on the street in their area in a meagre attempt to cut down on their response times. Ambulance Victoria has had a lot of criticism lately following several deaths after ambulances have taken 30, 40 minutes and more to arrive on scene.
Read the entire article in the Herald Sun HERE.
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