I've never timed my local ambulance service, but have had to call them several times for my girlfriend who suffers serious asthma. They didn't take anything like 10 minutes to get here on any occasion I've had to ring them.
Accrington cup tie abandoned tonight due to bad injury.
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I've never timed my local ambulance service, but have had to call them several times for my girlfriend who suffers serious asthma. They didn't take anything like 10 minutes to get here on any occasion I've had to ring them.
Once a party my uncles mums boyfriend collapsed, because it was a party and nobody believed us, we waited 50mins for an Ambulance.
Glad to hear his been given the all clear
Maybe it's worse for footballers or something, but I've been on the pitch at least 3 times when another player has broken a bone and I don't think anything other than a responder has been there within 20-25 mins.
It might just be that you aren't going to die from a broken leg. You are if you can't breathe...
I don't think so given the circumstances.
I was with a woman who collapsed (she was old) and I called a ambulance for her, took the paramedic something like ~ 12 minutes to get to us.
She was fine by the way.
I also had a friend break a leg at football and they turned up within about ~15 minutes. Probably took longer to try and carry him over the gates of the pitch
I remember reading that and they were banging on about 25mins this, 25mins that but the facts tell a different story.
Not having a pop at the bloke, I think it is just a case of when you have an emergency and are waiting on something, the time will always pass slowly and it feels like things are taking forever. A bit like when you watching football actually defending a one-goal lead and the clock ticks past 80mins.
Have you ever experienced a compound fracture?
No. Why? Are compound fractures killers?