Senior Citizens Who Call Ambulances Don't Always Need Them

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By David Darman on Thursday, April 12, 2007.
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New Hampshire’s population over age sixty five is expected to nearly double in less than 15 years.

That aging population is already growing.

And it’s having an effect on the state’s local emergency systems.

More and more calls for an ambulance are coming from senior citizens.

But many of those calls aren’t really emergencies.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more.

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