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FROM
CUBA
Woman dies after five-hour wait for ambulance
HAVANA, July 6 (José Antonio Fornaris,
Cuba Verdad / www.cubanet.org) - A
69-year-old woman died after waiting five
hours for an ambulance to take her to the
hospital.
Delfina Fundora checked into the Managua
polyclinic Thursday with what doctors called
an ischemic attack. Medical personnel called
for an ambulance to transport Fundora to
the hospital, but ambulance central said
at the time that they had no vehicles available.
Fundora waited from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.
for an ambulance to show up and suffered
a second attack while waiting. She died
before finally arriving at the hospital.
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