Ambulance service: this needs to end

[Nichebitch]

Hear me out. My dd6 had an accident at the playground and badly hurt her back - she couldn’t move, couldn’t stand, had difficulty breathing and was in a lot of pain. At some point lips turning blue so we called 911.
And I really get it - they told me that as she could still draw a breath and was not bleeding, we would have to wait, they didn’t think it was a life or death situation. BUT - how is it tolerable to leave an agonising and not able to move small child with breathing difficulties waiting, with orders of not to move her, for over 1 hour. The ambulance never came, she seemed to be able to wiggle herself a bit so we decided to take a cab to the hospital - seen in under 20m. She’s recovering now.
not criticising the ambulance people, that’s not my point. The hospital wasn’t rammed either. But more people need to speak about this because it’s not bloody normal. I don’t know what the solution is nor should I know, it’s not my effing job.

In contrast, my dad had a heart attack at home last week. My mum called an ambulance, which arrived within 10 minutes. 3 paramedics, fully loaded truck, assessed and medicated and taken away promptly.

We live on an island with one over stretched hospital, so he was taken to the hovercraft, accompanied by 7 medical staff and was being wheeled into an empty room in the cardiac care unit on the mainland an hour after leaving their house.

Blockage cleared etc there and then.

Sometimes it works.

Obviously a bone poking through the skin is very different to a broken wrist. But you know this. I also said a broken hip or back injury would be best to call for an ambulance. Don’t put words in my mouth.

@XjustagirlX

You were the one who said people with broken bones should get themselves to hospital. And I was just pointing out that this isn't always possible. The bone doesn't have to be poking through the skin either. A broken arm or leg isn't as serious as a broken back or hip usually but if blood supply has been cut off you need urgent help. And you can't always rely on A&E to triage you quickly or appropriately.