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Head of the Klaipėda ambulance station Dr. Rimvydas Juodviršis claims that false information is published, that the number 113 is intended to call only in non-urgent cases, to consult, etc. and it is only auxiliary.
“There is no legislation that prevents people from calling an ambulance to 113. There is no law that forces them to call only 112. That would already be a violation of human rights,” he added. doctor.
People joke that this number has been changed especially during the peak of the coronavirus fury so that as few people as possible call an ambulance to say it can no longer transport patients. Mr. Dr. R. Juodviršis states that the station is operating in a stable manner.
Who needs that?
“It just came to our knowledge then. By those numbers, so that there are no revolutions, we have been fighting for maybe 10 years. The Government of Lithuania in 2004 has decided that all aid should be provided only on 112 and does not change its decision on 16 years, although much is changing in the world and in Europe, November 26, number 003 is no longer available Dr. R. Juodviršis.
Then the emergency number 003 no longer exists. If someone calls this number, they will go to the 112 network, that is, the general help center. “It just came to our notice then. By calling that number, the person will be interviewed and the details will be completed. Then that person will connect with us, their data will be sent to us. Of course we have a computer connection, everything gets in the way quickly, but there are still an additional 2-3 minutes left, which can sometimes determine a person’s fate.
For ten years, ambulances have asked ourselves who needs it, but we do not get an answer. Why can’t a person go straight to a doctor and have to go some way around and waste time? Instead of responding, they are trying to speculate on European Union (EU) directives, etc. “, – said the boss. doctor.
According to him, EU directives state that there would be a single emergency number 112, which is more aimed at arriving foreigners. R. Juodviršis says about 80 percent. All services in the EU have their own short numbers. Even in Brussels, doctors have their own number: 100. “So you can put everything in one number, both hospitals and family doctors, because they also provide help, why is it just the emergency room?”
Ambulance phone numbers are not changed everywhere in Lithuania, it is done in stages and in different regions. It was first made in Panevėžys, now in Klaipėda, by the New Year it will probably come to Šiauliai, after the New Year in March – Vilnius and Kaunas. Perhaps this caused more confusion. Somehow it is strange that in a periphery of Lithuania you have to call for help with one number, in another, with another. “If a person is not oriented, I advise him to call 112, so that they come to us anyway”, says R. Juodviršis.
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