Think again before calling triple-0

The ambulance service is calling on Tasmanians to consider whether their medical complaint is really an emergency, as the number of calls to emergency service triple-0 soars.

In the last five years, Ambulance Tasmania said it has seen a 23 per cent increase in calls for emergency help.

Ambulance Tasmania's CEO Dominic Morgan said there had been an increase in calls throughout the developed world, but the trend was especially pronounced in Tasmania.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-08/think-again-before-calling-000-ambulance-tasmania-service-urges/6602832