Have you ever needed to call a ambulance how long did it take to arrived

[michael21]

Well

[Marsh.]

I called an ambulance for an old man who collapsed outside my shop last summer. Took them about 10 minutes. :hee:

[Matthew.]

I called an ambulance for an old man who collapsed outside my shop last summer. Took them about 10 minutes. :hee:

Oh wow a heroic king :love:

[Josy]

When I was 15 I called an ambulance because my brother was stabbed outside my parents house and they were there within minutes as well as a ton of police and CID officers, I was literally still on the phone to them and the woman was giving me instructions and trying to calm me down :omgno:

[Cherie]

I called an ambulance for my elderly neighbour a few years ago, rapid response was there in 5 minutes, ambulance shortly after

[bots]

I live in the middle of nowhere so things like ambulances can take a while. It seems like there are mobile paramedics though that are roaming the area, so it tends to be them that get there first and they can be pretty quick to arrive

[Cherie]

I live in the middle of nowhere so things like ambulances can take a while. It seems like there are mobile paramedics though that are roaming the area, so it tends to be them that get there first and they can be pretty quick to arrive

:joker:

[Liam-]

My mother had a bad accident recently and we phoned for an ambulance and they said the earliest one would be a 2 hour wait so we took her to the hospital ourselves and when we got there, there were five ambulances parked out front all with drivers in them, turns out she could have died if we didn’t take her ourselves right there and then so we weren’t best pleased!

[Vicky.]

Have had to call a lot of ambulances in my life unfortunately. Honestly, the response times have ranged from about 3 mins, to a ****ing hour! Generally averages about 15 mins here, but we live kind of far out from main hospitals and that, in the middle of a load of fields s obviously it wouldn't be as quick as elsewhere.

[Kazanne]

We called an ambulance for the old guy my mom looked after a couple of years ago,the ambulance took about 20 mins but seemed like an hour, we had to put him in the recovery position while talking to the telephone assistant,when they came they worked on him for ages,but sadly he died but they were so good with him,we have a wonderful ambulance service

[smudgie]

First time was when my Nanna had a heart attack, they were wonderful with her, but frightened her to death.
Second time was when I was in labour with my son, was due at anti natal at half two, my mother took it in her head that I was having contractions every couple of minutes and phoned my doctors surgery for help, telling them I was adamant that I wasn’t in labour and it would be confirmed at anti natal. Anyhow, ambulance was sent for and arrived very swiftly, as did baby, about 2 and a half hours later.:blush:

[michael21]

My mother had a bad accident recently and we phoned for an ambulance and they said the earliest one would be a 2 hour wait so we took her to the hospital ourselves and when we got there, there were five ambulances parked out front all with drivers in them, turns out she could have died if we didn’t take her ourselves right there and then so we weren’t best pleased!

You did the right thing why 2 hours did the person on the phone ask ots of questions

[UserSince2005]

When i was at uni a drunk girl fainted in the flat toilet after she locked it, i called an ambulance. probs took them 10 mins to get to us in a hall of resident, they werent impressed

[michael21]

When i was at uni a drunk girl fainted in the flat toilet after she locked it, i called an ambulance. probs took them 10 mins to get to us in a hall of resident, they werent impressed

Did she need the ambulance or did she just need sleep

[Ant.]

Never called one, but whenever one has been rang for me, it's usually there once I wake up. When I've been conscious however, they usually take forever :laugh:

[LaLaLand]

Sometimes like 20 minutes (earliest) sometimes FOUR HOURS.

[michael21]

4 hours is far to long

[Twosugars]

4 hours is far to long

It's not their fault you know
They're overstretched and underfunded
They have to prioritize calls. Not urgent cases take longer

[Redway]

Took about 10 minutes.

[michael21]

Took about 10 minutes.

Why did you call it

[michael21]

It's not their fault you know
They're overstretched and underfunded
They have to prioritize calls. Not urgent cases take longer

If it not urgent then there no need t call 999

[Redway]

Why did you call it

Never you mind.

[michael21]

Never you mind.

Oh

[Twosugars]

If it not urgent then there no need t call 999

People do

[michael21]

People do

The law need to change

[Twosugars]

The law need to change

True

[Vicky.]

20 mins last night :S

Fairly sure am going to need one a few times this week given doctors are refusing to do my ****ing medication due to some 'error' on their system. End up in ****loads of pain for hours and hours and having to go to hospital as cannot move at all..usually gas and air in ambulance (well gas and air to even get INTO ambulance) and IV morphine when I get there. Ridiculous waste of A+Es time really, as if doctors would pull their fingers out their arses, I could deal a hell of a lot better with my medication..only have to go maybe once every 3 months when I have medication as can deal with it..

I wonder how much of the overcrowding at A+E is caused by GP surgeries incompetance, tbh. Given it happens to me so often. The docs there always seem raging when I tell them quite why I am there, and that it could have been avoided easily..

Honestly, need to find a dealer to sell me my tablets when docs are being dicks. Darkweb is too expensive though :bored:

[Vicky.]

If it not urgent then there no need t call 999

Depends what you class as urgent. A lot of people would say mine is not urgent as its a long term condition and has not caused many 'serious' problems so far besides a lot of pain. However, I simply cannot deal with feeling like I am actually dying for hours on end and..I dont KNOW its nothing as it could be this time, if that makes sense. I rarely ring 999 though tbf, I use 111 and they almost always send an ambulance when I tell them, the issues as they put 'being stabbed repeatedly in the ribs/upper stomach' down as 'chest pain' it seems, given they always bloody ecg me when the pains under control a bit..I tell them its unneeded but they apparently have to do it anyway