Estonia Halts Police Dispatch for Fallen Senior Citizens

A new Ministry of Interior directive prevents emergency centers from sending police to assist seniors who fall at home, redirecting responses to ambulance crews and social workers.

2 Sept, 07:20 — 2 Sept, 07:20

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Emergency center stops sending police to help fallen seniors

Police had long been sent to help seniors who fell at home, but a Ministry of the Interior decision now bars the Emergency Response Center from dispatching officers, shifting the job to ambulance crews and social workers.

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Estonia Halts Police Dispatch for Fallen Senior Citizens

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