Ambulance Victoria activated an "extremely busy" alert as hot weather sparked a demand for services. Photo: James Ross/AAP PHOTOS

Warm weather and a public holiday long weekend have led to an influx of patients seeking emergency help, resulting in an alert being activated for a state's ambulance service.

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Ambulance Victoria activated a code orange alert on Saturday night for the Melbourne and Geelong areas following a significant increase in demand for services, about five to 10 per cent higher than expected.

There were more than 100 emergency cases that the service had expected t

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