A runaway alligator and other non-emergencies that hampered UK ambulance dispatchers
If your pet alligator escapes, don't call for an ambulance — unless it has sunk its teeth into someone. That's the message ...
‘999? I’ve chipped a tooth!’ – Welsh Ambulance Service urges against inappropriate calls from public
The service took a range of inappropriate calls in 2024 ranging from people chipping their teeth to those being locked out of ...
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 ...
Husband died 'in a state' after ambulance no-show
Peter Towndrow fell ill on the night of 4 December, but despite his wife Caroline calling an ambulance at 06:00 GMT the next ...
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Wales' most 'inappropriate' emergency calls include finger stuck in beer bottle
Jan. 29 (UPI) --The Welsh Ambulance Service said some of the most "inappropriate" calls to its 999 emergency number in the past year include a finger stuck in a beer bottle and a person whose pet ...
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‘I’ve broken my tooth’: Most bizarre calls to Welsh Ambulance Service revealed
If you don’t need that time-critical intervention, it’s really important to apply common sense and make the right call Andy Swinburn, Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust Andy Swinburn ...
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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 ...
Air ambulance lands as person is trapped inside car in Port Eynon after crashing into wall
A large-scale emergency services rescue operation was launched in the Gower community and the road remained closed this ...
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A runaway alligator and other non-emergencies that hampered UK ambulance dispatchers
That's the message from the Welsh Ambulance Service in a plea to get people to stop phoning with non-emergencies. With public health services stretched thin in the U.K., there is no shortage of ...