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How the US created an ambulance crisis

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CEFR लेवल

1,227

Total Words

452

Unique Words

4/10

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Vocabulary Diversity 37%

सबटाइटल्स (185 segments)

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Let me ask you a question. If you called

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for an ambulance, how long is too long

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to wait? 10 minutes? 15? Maybe you're

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having a heart attack or you were in a

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car accident or some other serious

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condition? 18 minutes. The gold standard

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is 8 minute response time. So, from the

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time you call 911 that the ambulance

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shows up. But if you live in any of the

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red areas on this map, you might be

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waiting longer. These are ambulance

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deserts. areas that were outside of a

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25minute drive time. That's Yvon Young,

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one of the authors of this paper, which

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sought to map the position of every

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ambulance station in the entire US. They

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found that roughly 4.5 million people

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live in ambulance deserts. 4.5 million

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people who, if they had a stroke or were

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Key Vocabulary (12)

you A1 pronoun

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

people A1 noun

People refers to a group of human beings or the general public. It is the standard plural form of the word 'person'.

service A1 noun

Service is the act of helping or doing work for another person or an organization. It often refers to the quality of help you receive in a place like a restaurant, shop, or hotel.

response A2 noun

A response is an answer or a reaction to something that has been said or done. It can be a spoken or written reply, or an action caused by a specific situation.

rural A2 adjective

Relating to the countryside rather than the town or city. It describes areas where there are few buildings, a lot of nature, and often many farms.

call A1 verb

summon

"Call me later."

ambulance B2 noun

A vehicle specially equipped for transporting sick or injured people to a hospital, usually in an emergency. It typically features sirens and flashing lights to signal other drivers to move aside in traffic.

hospital A1 noun

A hospital is a large building where doctors and nurses provide medical care for people who are sick or injured. It contains specialized equipment and rooms for treatments, surgeries, and staying overnight while recovering.

"He's in the hospital recovering from surgery."

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