Nathan was given morphine as soon as he arrived at hospital. He turned out to have fractures to his femur and his kneecap. On Monday afternoon he was in surgery. He was never in danger of dying, it’s true, and if he had been, an ambulance would have come. In a statement, LAS said they were sorry that no ambulance could attend, blaming a high number of life-or-death calls.So...the system is working as it's supposed to? What's your problem, Archie?
And how did he come to this in the first place?
Once the situation was explained, the operator said he couldn’t be sure when an ambulance would be available. Nathan’s mates left. (Police believe the moped was stolen.) Two other neighbours brought blankets and pillows. Operators called back a few times, to little effect. Nathan, who’s 16, seemed to be in shock. He required repeated reassurance that he wasn’t going to die. After half an hour, the police arrived. Initially, they seemed more concerned about the alleged moped theft – they’d had a run-in with Nathan and his mates earlier that night – than about his injury.Woo! First showing for 2015!
Unbelievable tripe! I think I know what katie Hopkins might say on the matter! Boo-fucking-hoo. Hope the little dick gets charged - with ANYTHING!
ReplyDeleteHey, was the moped a 2 stroke or 4 stroke. I'm a moped fan and need to know so I can get a girlfreind.....
ReplyDeleteLooks like you're going to need a smaller one for 2015! :D
ReplyDeleteThis was typical Guardian journalism.They are actually making a very valid point about the lack of ambulances but choose a story where the injured party is a bloody thief! Once a few people point this out in the comments they are shouted down by the lefty half-wits.
ReplyDeleteI deal with a lot of traffic accidents.Unless the casualty has very serious injuries we rarely expect to see an ambulance and we either drive them to hospital ourselves or tell them to make their own way.
Jaded
What Jaded said PLUS ambo services need to publish the proportion of calls to 'falls' and other such incidents to so called sheltered housing and care homes where staff 'don't lift'. Such places be they private, local authorities & housing associations use the local ambo service as a default - why not? Who is going to have a go because Mavis has fallen over, there's no staff on duty and her contacts can't be arsed to attend. It obviously saves on employing a proper 24 hour response - other than the red panic button that the old dear pays for - I think we'd find that stat quite shocking. This example is just pathetic, the twunt should have been made to pay for a taxi
ReplyDelete"Hey, was the moped a 2 stroke or 4 stroke. I'm a moped fan and need to know..."
ReplyDelete:D
"Looks like you're going to need a smaller one for 2015!"
And damn if that didn't already come to pass!
"...and we either drive them to hospital ourselves or tell them to make their own way."
Until something happens, and there's a review, and new guidelines...
"...ambo services need to publish the proportion of calls to 'falls' and other such incidents to so called sheltered housing and care homes where staff 'don't lift'."
I don't understand why they don't!