Slips, falls, and shelter calls: Parkland Ambulance feels effects of cold snap
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The burst of freezing cold weather has an impact on everything from how much time we spend outdoors to how we treat our vehicles, and can leave its chilly fingerprints on many aspects of life. This includes the kind of calls for service Parkland Ambulance is receiving.
Calls related to the cold weather can range from vehicles sliding on ice to people slipping on sidewalks to those less fortunate caught without a place to stay. Whatever the case may be, Parkland Ambulance is definitely seeing more of them.
“We are seeing a significant increase in our cold-related emergency responses,” said Lyle Karasiuk, director of public affairs with Parkland Ambulance. “Whether that be people who were out walking and have slipped and fallen, people who are in the wrong place at the oddest of hours and needing that type of assistance, certainly with the cold weather we are seeing a significant number of increased calls.”
Just this past weekend, which for Parkland Ambulance ended at 7 a.m. on Monday morning, there were 146 incidents they responded to. Slips and falls were part of them, as were cars struggling with wintery conditions.
