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Ambulance wait times longest in Uppsala county in Heby

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  • Ambulance wait times in Heby kommun are the longest in Uppsala county at 20.5 minutes.
  • A woman with back pain and breathing difficulties was told an ambulance would take over two hours and advised to take a taxi.
  • The spread-out nature of the area makes ambulance response challenging, according to officials.

A woman in Heby kommun, Sweden, woke up with back pain and breathing difficulties. When her husband called emergency services, they were told an ambulance would take over two hours to arrive and were advised to take a taxi instead. 5 minutes, the longest in Uppsala county, according to a new mapping by Dina Försäkringar.

Lars Westman, head of the ambulance department, said the area is spread out with a central town and more northern villages, posing a challenge.

the area is spread out with a central town and more northern villages, posing a challenge

Lars Westman, head of the ambulance department

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