Comments on: OAP left waiting by dining paramedics http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/06/28/oap-left-waiting-by-dining-paramedics/ News, information and comment for the UK pre-hospital care professionals Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:50:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Skyemac8 http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/06/28/oap-left-waiting-by-dining-paramedics/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Skyemac8 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:13:18 +0000 http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=1245#comment-141 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. 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.

]]> By: SECSham http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/06/28/oap-left-waiting-by-dining-paramedics/comment-page-1/#comment-135 SECSham Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:48:13 +0000 http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=1245#comment-135 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? 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?

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