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an over simplification, but i agree. Far too many people call ambulances for non emergencies thinking it will get them up the A&E queue. It won’t and it just takes an ambulance out of service.
My dad severed the tendons in his hand doing some ill advised unclogging of a lawnmower, and drove himself it A&E with his hand wrapped in a towel.

 

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an over simplification, but i agree. Far too many people call ambulances for non emergencies thinking it will get them up the A&E queue. It won’t and it just takes an ambulance out of service.
My dad severed the tendons in his hand doing some ill advised unclogging of a lawnmower, and drove himself it A&E with his hand wrapped in a towel.

On the flip side a story from some years ago that stuck with me that a brother wanted to take his sibling to hospital after an rta which was 10 mins away in the car but the police on the scene refused to allow it and insisted on waiting for the ambulance to arrive. Due to the length of time for the ambulance and despite his pleading, the brother died in his arms. This was many, many years ago and the procedure may have changed.

 

[Profpointy]

an over simplification, but i agree. Far too many people call ambulances for non emergencies thinking it will get them up the A&E queue. It won’t and it just takes an ambulance out of service.
My dad severed the tendons in his hand doing some ill advised unclogging of a lawnmower, and drove himself it A&E with his hand wrapped in a towel.

A year or so back I had breathing difficulties some time after a covid-like illness leading to acquiring asthma. On the 'phone I offered to get myself to a&e (would have used a taxi rather than trying to walk!) to avoid using up an ambo but they insisted on sending one so I could be put on oxygen and other treatments immediately. Some time later after I was discharged I had a relapse and took a taxi, but it was telling that I was straight to the front of the queue and began treatment immediately. Struggling to speak and breath at the same time does seem to tick the boxes !

Anyhow, got better over the last year and haven't needed my inhaler at all for a month or so

 

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an over simplification, but i agree. Far too many people call ambulances for non emergencies thinking it will get them up the A&E queue. It won’t and it just takes an ambulance out of service.
My dad severed the tendons in his hand doing some ill advised unclogging of a lawnmower, and drove himself it A&E with his hand wrapped in a towel.

Yup - I'd do that unless my wife was around to stop me

I once went to A&E due to a cut on my leg from a razor sharp piece of plastic

when I got there my shoe was full of blood and everything from my knee down was soaked

the doctor that sewed it up said I was lucky to have not passed out in the car due to blood loss

 

[Profpointy]

Yup - I'd do that unless my wife was around to stop me

I once went to A&E due to a cut on my leg from a razor sharp piece of plastic

when I got there my shoe was full of blood and everything from my knee down was soaked

the doctor that sewed it up said I was lucky to have not passed out in the car due to blood loss

A pal, a carpenter, had an accident resulting in a pencil sized shard of wood stuck through his thigh. Mmm, maybe a trip to casualty for this one so he got one of the lads to drive him there, then when he saw the triage nurse he said he had a splinter in his leg. "big lad like you making a fuss about a splinter..." she said, then "Ah, OK that really IS a splinter" along the lines of Crocodile Dundee "that's not a knife".