Hi,
You hear about it all the time on the news about how our NHS is so overstretched, as well as our Ambulance service, but as like all things, you don't realise how bad things really are until you see it first hand.
Last night and today i witnessed two incidents where an ambulance was needed and both times they had taken an absolute age to come.
Last night i went out for a beer and the usual bank holiday of to much drink/hot weather and aggression ended up with some guy collapsed on the road. A large group of people helped him out stemming some nasty cuts to his head, after from what i heard of him being asaulted. After an hour and couple beers i decided to have an early night and go home. Walking past the same place i was supprised to see this guy again, with the police presence looking after him. He had a bloodied make shift bandaged wrapped on his head and they where clearly waiting for the ambulance to arrive.
This was the best part of an hour gone and still no sign.
The second incident, i saw today was a road traffic accident involving a motorbike. The road was closed and the police and ambulance were there. I instantly recognised the bike and went over to see if it was my friend. Shock of horror it was. The guy was lying motionless but conscious, and asked some bystanders of the situation. From what i gathered he couldn't feel nothing or move, and that again it took around an hour for the ambulance to arrive. This was all shall we say "hear say" from a second hand source that i spoken to, but it really does make you realise how much pressure our emergency services are under. Obviously they took a long time because there busy elsewhere dealing with incidents.
I moan about my job sometimes such as working through breaks or just dealing with to much back logs, but its absolutely nothing compared to what this guys do.
With the pressure there under, and the often thankless attitudes and abuse they get , it must be real hard going on occasions.
They deserve so much more from us the tax payer.
You hear about it all the time on the news about how our NHS is so overstretched, as well as our Ambulance service, but as like all things, you don't realise how bad things really are until you see it first hand.
Last night and today i witnessed two incidents where an ambulance was needed and both times they had taken an absolute age to come.
Last night i went out for a beer and the usual bank holiday of to much drink/hot weather and aggression ended up with some guy collapsed on the road. A large group of people helped him out stemming some nasty cuts to his head, after from what i heard of him being asaulted. After an hour and couple beers i decided to have an early night and go home. Walking past the same place i was supprised to see this guy again, with the police presence looking after him. He had a bloodied make shift bandaged wrapped on his head and they where clearly waiting for the ambulance to arrive.
This was the best part of an hour gone and still no sign.
The second incident, i saw today was a road traffic accident involving a motorbike. The road was closed and the police and ambulance were there. I instantly recognised the bike and went over to see if it was my friend. Shock of horror it was. The guy was lying motionless but conscious, and asked some bystanders of the situation. From what i gathered he couldn't feel nothing or move, and that again it took around an hour for the ambulance to arrive. This was all shall we say "hear say" from a second hand source that i spoken to, but it really does make you realise how much pressure our emergency services are under. Obviously they took a long time because there busy elsewhere dealing with incidents.
I moan about my job sometimes such as working through breaks or just dealing with to much back logs, but its absolutely nothing compared to what this guys do.
With the pressure there under, and the often thankless attitudes and abuse they get , it must be real hard going on occasions.
They deserve so much more from us the tax payer.
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