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911 operators ask too many questions. 911 operators are indifferent. 911 operators just need to send help now. Those are some of the misconceptions people have about dispatchers who respond to ...

I've only ever had to call emergency services once in my life, when an elderly neighbour had a bad fall down her back stairs, and the ambulance arrived in a timely fashion. This is not how it goes in ...