OAP left waiting by dining paramedics
June 28th, 2009 | Published in UK News | 2 Comments
An injured 96-year-old was left shivering on a pavement for more than an hour – because an ambulance crew was having dinner.
The frail woman was wearing just a nightgown when she fell during the early hours.
Read full article: Metro.co.uk .
June 28th, 2009at 10:48(#)
What utter bollocks!
12 hours is a long time to go without food, crews get a 30 minute (YES 30) meal break during a shift.
What happens should a hypoglycaemic ambulance driver kill a pedestrian because his/her ability to drive has been impared by lack of food?
July 4th, 2009at 17:13(#)
The thirty minute break is not the fault here…The lack of ambulance coverage is. This
is obviously a universal problem. In Toronto a meal break is not the time to call an ambulance. We often go from one end of the city to the other to cover breaks–if, of course, we had ours.