By Tuck Thompson
The Courier-Mail
QUEENSLAND, Australia —Ambulance Service has splashed out on big-screen TVs, sound systems and expensive lounges while paramedics go without critical equipment.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent on the entertainment systems for ambulance stations at the end of last financial year despite a desperate need for GPS devices, training defibrillators and replacement uniforms.
The splurge has infuriated paramedics forced to cope with broken or dodgy equipment.
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