House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Health Review Health Review Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Leader of the Opposition Health Review Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:06): Thank you, sir. I presume that a stroke is a life-threatening condition, and I ask the minister to outline to the house what are the symptoms of a stroke? The Hon. J.J. SNELLING House of Assembly Playford Minister for Health Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Minister for the Arts Minister for Health Industries Health Review The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:07): I'm not a clinician but the paramedics— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Florey is called to order for offering to answer the question. The Hon. J.J. SNELLING House of Assembly The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: The paramedics who work in our ambulance service are more than capable of diagnosing a stroke. I know you don't have any confidence in our ambulance officers, in our paramedics—I do. You're still stuck in a health system of 50 years ago. The simple fact is that paramedics can quite easily diagnose a stroke. They quite easily know when a stroke is happening and to take that person to the relevant hospital, and to suggest otherwise just shows what a fool you are. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Minister for Health should not say that I am stuck in the medical norms of 1965 or say that I am a fool. The Hon. J.J. SNELLING House of Assembly The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: I apologise, sir. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The leader.