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Holthoff experienced Nova Scotia's lag in response times first-hand when she waited three hours for an ambulance in September after being thrown by her horse.

Allison Holthoff and her family had no reason to suppose she would die on New Year's Eve in the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre emergency departmentAllison Holthoff and her horse, Brandy, take a selfie in this undated photo. - FacebookAllison Holthoff was a 37-year-old mother of three young children, a wife and daughter, and a dedicated volunteer for her community of Tidnish Bridge, N.S.

The shocking story has provoked an emotional response across Atlantic Canada, where residents know the chain of horrible events could happen in any one of our hospitals across the region. Paramedic shortages, ambulances tied up with patient transfers and a significant increase in the number of 911Holthoff herself had experienced this lag in response times when she waited three hours for an ambulance in September after being thrown by her horse. In that case, her local fire department ignored policy and took her to the hospital in their rescue unit.

Tidnish Bridge Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Allison Holthoff died in the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre. Her husband, Gunter Holthoff holds her picture. - Aaron Beswick

 

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