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LONDON — Seriously ill patients being driven by ambulance to hospital are more likely to die the further they travel, according to research on Tuesday.
The finding comes at a time when the government is looking to cut the number of local accident and emergency departments.
The risk of death rose 1 percent for every six miles travelled by patients suffering from breathing problems, or who were unconscious, the University of Sheffield researchers found.
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