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Originally Posted by winnipiseogee
I am sorry you feel that way. But as someone who has needed emergency cardiac surgery and someone who has a house in Holderness I stand by my earlier statement. Holderness has amazing first responders who are very quick to respond and wonderful at what they do but like so many small towns they have to outsource their ambulance service to a larger community (in this case Plymouth). So when you dial 911 you are waiting for an ambulance from Plymouth to transport you to Plymouth. Then once you get to Speare you are waiting for one of our ambulances to come from Meredith or Moultonborough to come up to Plymouth, pick you up and drive you down to Concord.
You are right that I should probably clarify my statement and say that if you are in northern Holderness near Plymouth or Campton then dialing 911 in those areas and waiting for Plymouth Fire to show up is probably the best thing to do. Also, YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE YOURSELF! But if you are near Meredith or near Center Harbor and you've got someone to drive you then being transported from those communities is going to get you to a cath lab 45 to 60 minutes faster.
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That is very helpful information. Thank you for posting. I live near the center by the library in Holderness. Someone assisting another person in trouble could call ahead and then drive them to Merideth in the same time it would take for an ambulance to arrive from Plymouth.
Do you need to be in Merideth before you call?
I guess my next question is what happens during the ambulance ride? The ride from holderness to Plymouth is around 15 minutes. The ride from Merideth to Concord is like 45 minutes. What are the typical risks for a cardiac event, being in anmbulance for an extra 30 minutes, is this time usually critical?
Thanks for the insite. I appreciate any and all opinions, because we are just brainstorming options here.