A runaway alligator and other non-emergencies that hampered UK ambulance dispatchers
Ambulance services stretched thin in the U.K. are drawing attention to the non-emergency calls that are hampering their ...
Air ambulance expands road fleet after busy year
An air ambulance charity has expanded its vehicle fleet after its "busiest year" on record. Magpas Air Ambulance hoped the ...
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The strangest 999 calls received by the Welsh Ambulance Service
The Welsh Ambulance Service has shared some of the inappropriate 999 calls it received over the past year. They include a ...
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Here's What Actually Happens When An Ambulance Goes Into 999 Mode
“Selecting ’999 mode’ activates sirens and blue lights and ... A Facebook post shared to UK Paramedic Humour joked that ambulance workers can “hear” a picture of the 999 Mode Activated ...
Welsh Ambulance Service warning over inappropriate calls
THE Welsh Ambulance Service has revealed some of the shocking inappropriate calls that were made to 999 over the past year. Among them was someone who had chipped a tooth, someone whose pet alligator ...
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The truth about EMS use of lights and sirens
In the simulation, an ambulance was driven at various speeds with the siren on various settings — wail, yelp or electronic air horn — while a second participant (the “driver”) parked in a ...
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She dreamed of becoming a paramedic. Hall Ambulance's Siren the Rescue Dog gets her wish for 20th birthday
The ambulance side door slid open and Siren the Rescue Dog slipped out of the vehicle, clad in a brand-new blue paramedic uniform and waving gleefully for the cameras. She was eager to pose and ...