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(b) Ratio of Ambulances (crews) to population:

Sydney Ratio

Day 104 1 : 38 461

Afternoon 14 (overlap shift) 1 : 285 714

Night 65, 1 : 61 538

Intensive Care Cars

Day 17 1 : 235 294

Afternoon 8 (overlap shift) 1 : 500 000

Night 11 1 : 363 636

Newcastle

Day 42 1 : 12 142

Night 21 1 : 24 287

Intensive Care Cars

Day 2 1 : 255 000

Night 2 1 : 255 000

Wollongong Wollongong

Day 9 1 : 27 777

Night 4 1 : 62 500

Intensive Care Cars

Day 1 1 : 250 000

Night 1 1 : 250 000

ACTT

Day 4 1 : 70 000

Night 4 1 : 70 000

There are no dedicated Intensive Care Cars in the ACT. Advanced

Life Support (AIS) Officers crew the ambulances and therefore the

number of AIS cars varies shift to shift; however, they are

incorporated into the four cars listed.

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