NeeNaw has posted about a couple of incidents at control where the callers were obviously formed from the excess scrotal skin of an elderly, kilt-wearing highlander.
For a while now I have been saving up a couple of stories; this sounds like the time.
We all find it amazing that people, with no debilitating illness, are prepared to wait for 2 hours on an ambulance. Usually when they do the mother, son, husband etc. will jump in their car and follow you to the hospital. Now, this pisses me off because even if they have not got the common sense to realise that an ambulance is not a fun ride, and that we have serious things to do, their GP should.
Last shift, on Monday, we got a call from a GP to a 49 YOM with chest pain. We were, literally, as far away as it is possible to get without leaving the region. Never the less we got there, after some F’ing and Blinding at other road users, within 17 minutes. It was a frightening drive really although it felt like fun at the time.
Knock, Knock – no reply. Shout through the letterbox – not a sound. No one visible through the windows. This is the point that we either kick the door in or call the Police to do it for us. After hearing all the fuss a neighbour appeared asking if we were looking for Mr Y. Yip, knocked on his door and am about to start kicking; that would be Mr Y were looking for. Oh, says she, he left with his wife about 20 minutes ago. Fuck, fuck, fucker, tit, cock!!
Good on him for doing this, although really in this situation an ambulance was required and he’d have been better waiting for us. But couldn’t he of let someone know, even the GP who was calling as he got into the family saloon. This irked me as much as the follow up people.
Should have kicked the door in anyway.
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A woman was with her mum for 2 hours waiting for transportation to Hospital A. She had been booked in here by her GP as she has ongoing problems and is receiving treatment here. Getting a bit fed up with this she called Hospital A, allegedly, who, allegedly, informed her just to call 999.
Now this was all crap as the hospital staff don’t do this (although see next post). Up we turn to a 999 and get the story. Fall 2 weeks ago and a sore back. Lovely old dear but her daughter obviously did not realise that ambulance crews come with a fully working “load of bollocks o’meter”.
Yes, yes they told you to call 999, Hmmm, strange that because we can’t take you to Hospital A. No honestly; it just does not accept emergency calls any more (this is true – just to clarify); we will need to go to Hospital B on the other side of the globe. Ah, yes its very busy but the original transport request has been cancelled so you’d go back to the bottom of the list and the weight will be about 4 hours.
Off we go. Sorry about that dinner you’re going to miss tonight. Ah, you heard the nurse say that there’s a six-hour wait. What a fucking shame.
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Wooo Weeee Wooo “ fucking idiot, out the way”!! Weeeeee Weeeeee “ pull over, cock!” Woooo Woooo Woooo. Were there. Bag and O2 up the steps, where is he? Watching TV. What’s the problem? And I quote, “ he’s been of colour for the last three months, the doctor took some bloods yesterday and booked him in to the hospital.”
I must have missed something. “So, what’s changed that led you to call 999?”
“Nothing, the person on the phone said they could arrange transport through the bed bureau but it would be faster to call an emergency ambulance.” The reply came.
I looked at her like she was beneath contempt. She noticed and had the decency to blush. Most don’t.
I tried to find out more details about the source of the suggestion, as I have never come across this before. Also it sounded like the bollocks of all bollocks. She wasn’t able to provide much more info and she seemed to be genuine enough. I reported it to the Duty Officer who was equally baffled and followed it up.
It transpired that the GP had to get home for his salad so left it to a secretary to organise transportation. This was her solution, an NHS employee with no medical training what so ever, saying that according to the doctors notes she thought the situation was life threatening. It was her that advised that it would be quicker to call an emergency ambulance. Stupid, stupid, cow. I hope she looses her job. I really do.
If it was her job at all, and not the GP’s, she should have done what she was told.
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