Ambulance response times criticism hits a sore point after Saturday's stabbings

By Janice Harris
Updated May 14 2014 - 6:59am, first published 4:00am
UNDER PRESSURE: A NSW Ambulance spokesperson says ambulance crews had their hands full at the time of  a stabbing.
UNDER PRESSURE: A NSW Ambulance spokesperson says ambulance crews had their hands full at the time of a stabbing.

A NSW Ambulance spokesperson has defended its 19-minute response time to a victim with multiple stab wounds in Amaroo Crescent on Saturday night, saying it despatched a paramedic crew as soon as the emergency call was logged, coming at a time when crews were under pressure attending to a number of medical emergencies.

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