i unfortunately take SVT attacks which can be very nasty and stubborn to convert out of. I’m very familiar with the symptoms when it starts and know exactly when I’m in SVT.
usually I just make my own way to a&e- I’ve previously walked over, called a taxi, got a bus etc. it feels awful, absolutely awful, but my logic has always been that SVT isn’t life threatening so it’s never occurred to me to call an ambulance no matter how bad it feels
Unfortunately I had an episode recently whilst in a different unrelated medical setting and they insisted on calling an ambulance, despite me saying I was more than happy to make my own way to a&e. I understand thought they were helping and im NOT complaining about that. The ambulance came, took me to hospital- the paramedics were lovely but I deep down was mortified that they had been called out to help me for something that isn’t life threatening
Usually I just make my own way to hospital, but after a recent attack a few months ago a nurse told me I categorically must call an ambulance next time and if I’m in SVT then I should never risk going on a bus or taxi to hospital myself etc. But I’ve got this inbuilt fear of being a time waster and wasting resources especially when people wait 10+ hours for ambulances already. And I’ve also been told by other staff before that it’s fine to make my own way to hospital so it’s a bit confusing
just wondered if any paramedics etc on here could advise- is this something that would warrant an ambulance call in future? Or is it something I should make my own way to a&e with if I can and deep down you’d be thinking I’m a bit of a timewaster if you got called out to it since it’s not immediately life threatening? I don’t want to waste anyone’s time but equally if it’s unwise to make my own way to hospital then I don’t want to do that either! And I’ve always felt so, so guilty about that ambulance which was called out to me and potentially someone else had to wait longer because of it x