Saskatoon woman waited more than an hour for ambulance during suspected heart attack
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A retired nurse in Saskatoon says she waited for more than an hour for paramedics to arrive while experiencing heart attack symptoms.
A retired nurse in Saskatoon says she waited for more than an hour for paramedics to arrive while experiencing heart attack symptoms.
Sharon Chartier, 63, said after calling 911 in early February, she was told there were no ambulances available.
"I was kind of in shock and they just said to call back if things worsen."Chartier said she unlocked her door so the paramedics could enter when they arrived and laid down on the floor in case she passed out or her heart stopped.
She says she began calling loved ones to say goodbye.
"I didn't know if I was having a heart attack or what was going on," Chartier told CTV News.
After about an hour of waiting, Chartier says she received a call saying paramedics were on the way.
"I was incredibly traumatized, I was crying," she said. Chartier says she was taken to City Hospital, which the paramedics said was the "least busy emergency department."
