Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Istanbul's emergency responders hampered by prank calls

"Istanbul's emergency responders hampered by prank calls

Prank and pointless calls make it hard for Istanbul's 112 emergency call center to respond to serious accidents and injuries, its chief doctor says. According to Dr. Metin Arslan, the elimination of these types of calls would allow the service to help twice as many people each day"

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