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Castlebar couple James and Siobhan Murray have created 10 new jobs with the launch of Murray Ambulance Service Ltd.

A serious situation could have been fatal if it weren’t for the goodwill of ambulance personnel in Castlebar. The overstretched service meant that a seriously sick person was left to wait almost half an hour for an ambulance despite falling ill only a short distance from the ambulance headquarters in Castlebar last Friday. If it weren’t for an off duty paramedic, who came to the rescue of the sick person by starting his shift early, the fate of the man could have been a lot worse. However while the man waited for an ambulance to arrive his condition deteriorated rapidly.

Despite a thaw in some parts of the country today, risks to the public from slips and falls on icy footpaths are likely to continue in the days ahead, the HSE said today. The elderly and vulnerable remain at risk of isolation in many parts of the country and the HSE today reminded people to drop in on elderly neighbours to ensure that they had adequate food, heating and prescription medicines. The public should remember that elderly people are particularly prone to hypothermia and pneumonia and while temperatures are due to rise slightly in the days ahead, health and safety risks, particularly to the elderly and vulnerable, are likely to remain for the foreseeable future.

As part of its winter initiative, the Health Services Executive (HSE) is highlighting a series of measures which members of the public can take to protect their health and wellbeing during the adverse weather conditions.

Emergency departments across the Midlands have reported an upsurge in the number of people with fractures caused by the recent spell of severe weather.