'My alligator has escaped' among 999 ambulance calls
Other people dialled 999 for a tight bracelet, a finger stuck in a beer bottle and toe nail mishap.
Scots family of dad that died after ambulance didn't turn up win £500k in damages
The family of a dad who died at an “off-grid” hutters camp after an ambulance failed to attend have won more than ...
news.stv13 小时
Dad died after paramedic failed to send ambulance to treat head injury
Bryan O'Neill's family have been awarded £500,000 in damages after he was not taken to hospital by ambulance following a 999 ...
Coroner concerned about 999 delay after baby death
A coroner has voiced concerns about how long it took for a 999 call to be answered and an ambulance to arrive when a newborn ...
Only call 999 in emergency - ambulance service
People in Jersey should not call 999 unless immediate medical assistance is needed, the ambulance service says. The service said its officers were under pressure with a high volume of calls and having ...
‘999? I’ve chipped a tooth!’ – Welsh Ambulance Service urges against inappropriate ...
The service took a range of inappropriate calls in 2024 ranging from people chipping their teeth to those being locked out of ...
Wrexham.com5 天
State-of-the-art 999 call centre to open in North Wales this spring
Jonathan Edwards, Assistant Director of Operations for Resourcing & EMS Coordination at WAST, said: “Moving the 999 contact ...
Some of the unbelievable time-wasting 999 calls made to local ambulance service
26 per cent did not require an ambulance response. But some of the 'inappropriate' reasons why callers chose to dial 999 seem ...
South Wales Argus12 天
The strangest 999 calls received by Welsh Ambulance Service
The Welsh Ambulance Service has shared some of the inappropriate 999 calls it received over the past year. They include a call from someone who had chipped a tooth, someone whose pet alligator ...
Independent.ie23 天
‘Hoax 999 calls can cost lives’ – ambulance teams received over 250 bogus calls last year
The Irish Independent’s request made under the Freedom of Information Act revealed that the National Ambulance Service (NAS) answered 253 hoax 999 calls between January 1 and November 1 ...