Entries from June 2009

Patients wait in parked ambulance

June 14th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Injured patients are waiting in parked ambulances for longer than an hour outside a North Somerset hospital as doctors struggles to cope with demand


Paramedic’s hectic life on the road

June 13th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

“You’re always battling against the tide and everything is run to the absolute limit.”


Medic is able to listen again after burned kit is replaced

June 13th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

A paramedic who was rescued from a burning flat has had his favourite stethoscope replaced after his was destroyed in the blaze


Sat nav twice sends ambulance the wrong way

June 13th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

A Hampshire man was twice taken the wrong way to hospital by ambulance crews, due to faulty sat navs


‘Emergency mode’ to keep cellphones running in a crisis

June 13th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Your cellphone battery running low is an inconvenience at the best of times, but during an emergency, it can be a matter of life or death


Paramedic punched in face by patient: Man arrested

June 13th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Two paramedics needed hospital treatment when they were attacked by their patient


‘Stupid’ driver blocked ambulance

June 13th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

A judge told a driver she displayed “moronic stupidity” by deliberately and repeatedly blocking an ambulance which was carrying a dying patient


Ambulance worker is demoted

June 12th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

A Fraserburgh ambulance worker, who blew the whistle on a colleague for refusing to attend a 999 call because he was on his tea break, has been demoted


Six North Wales ambulance stations at risk

June 11th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Six crumbling ambulance stations are at risk of being shut down because they’re in such bad repair


Instant, Reliable Emergency Communications

June 11th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

 Instant, Reliable Emergency Communications

Next-generation emergency response vehicles in the UK will soon hit the road equipped with always-on network technologies capable of transmitting and receiving real-time video, voice and data feeds in a wide variety of format






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