Paramedics rush 13 teenage children to hospital after ‘incident’ at north London school Paramedics were at La Sainte Union Catholic School in Highgate, Camden, today Did YOU see the incident? Email [email protected] By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 14:36 BST, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 14:50 BST, 5 October 2020 Thirteen children have been rushed … Read more
Paramedics had to wait up to 20 minutes to get to a patient who had collapsed in an alleyway because their ambulance was blocked by bollards installed as part of a new traffic scheme. Emergency services were called to Ealing in West London after the man was found unconscious by residents, but medics were impeded … Read more
The mother of a 20-year-old Michigan woman with special needs says she’s ‘devastated’ by the ordeal her daughter went through after she was declared dead Sunday, only for funeral home staffers to find the woman with her eyes open and breathing later that day. ‘I’m devastated that my daughter is going through what she’s going … Read more
Green roads revolution ‘will risk lives’: Paramedics warn extra cycle lanes, road closures and one-way systems will cause traffic chaos and longer ambulance response times College of Paramedics has expressed concern over plans to transform UK roads Grant Shapps’ green transport revolution could delay ambulance response times Environmentally friendly plans involve enlarged bike lanes, wider pavements By … Read more
999 call handler, 26, fights back tears as she reveals her ‘lovely’ friend and NHS nurse, 36, died from Covid-19 in Paramedics: Britain’s Lifesavers – and admits she found it ‘really hard’ not being able to ‘see or hug anybody’ Irum, 26, from West Midlands, was a 111-call handler but became 999 handler after two … Read more
Neighbours describe hearing ‘blood-curdling screams’ as attacker ‘with two knives’ stabbed two paramedics in the chest on house call – as man is Tasered and arrested Emergency workers called to Ashmore area of Wolverhampton at 12.15pm Paramedics sent out an emergency alert that they had been stabbed in the house Police officers were called to … Read more
Police Taser man after two paramedics were stabbed while on house call in West Midlands Emergency workers called to Ashmore area of Wolverhampton at 12.15pm Paramedics sent out an emergency alert that they had been stabbed in the house Police officers were called to the scene and shot the man with a stun gun By … Read more
A father worried that an accident blocking his street had made his son late home was distraught to discover paramedics desperately trying to save the boy’s life on the side of the road. Terry White saw flashing blue lights outside his home, so approached police to see if his son, Louis, 14, was trapped on … Read more
Moment angry Mercedes driver demands paramedics move their ambulance so he can get past while they treat patient Driver mouths off at paramedics responding to incident in Earl’s Court, London The ambulance is parked with lights on and back door open as cars wait patiently But Mercedes driver stomps over to the paramedics and confronts … Read more
Paramedics have been told to take more coronavirus patients to hospital, after a ‘scorecard’ threshold was lowered because of fears only seriously ill people were being taken to A&E. The London Ambulance Service has changed how it uses the scorecard, which is called News2 and helps assess whether people who call 999 are at risk of … Read more