“Hello, 911?”
The Welsh Ambulance Service has revealed some of the most ridiculous calls received this year — including a woman who lost her voice, someone who had eaten too many kebabs and another who got stuck in a letterbox.
The service said it made 414,149 calls to 999, the equivalent of 911 in the US, but 68,416 turned out not to be emergencies at all – an average of 188 false calls per day.
“Inappropriate calls put additional pressure on already overstretched services and may delay help for others,” Andy Swinburn, executive director of paramedics, said in a statement.
The agency published transcripts of some of the more ridiculous calls it received that certainly didn’t require an emergency response.
“I know it’s not 100% qualified as [an emergency], but my wife must have accidentally rubbed chili in her eyes and her eyes burned. He tried to wash it and nothing happened,” a caller told dispatchers.
The Welsh Ambulance Service released the most ridiculous number of actual calls received last year that did not require an emergency response. Getty Images
Another caller said, “Yesterday evening, we ate kebabs, and I probably ate a little more than usual, then this morning, I had a really bad stomach.”
Someone calls for help because his ring is stuck on his finger.
“Can you come and see me?” they asked after they were told the ambulance wasn’t coming.
A woman who has lost her voice is also thinking of calling 999: “What happened to her, her voice has given her away. We don’t know what to do. We tried lemons and whatever, but it didn’t help.”
The agency said it made 414,149 calls in 2023. Cashew – stock.adobe.com
A man unfortunately got his hand stuck in his mailbox. According to the service transcript:
“Operator: Is the patient conscious?
Caller: Yes, me, my hand is stuck in the door.
Operator: Is the door locked at this time?
Caller: Yes, it’s locked. Mrs! No, my hand is stuck in the f–king mailbox.
Operator: How old are you?
Caller: Open the door, my hand is stuck!”
The odd call included someone misplacing their dentures.
“I have lower dentures, and I went to clean my teeth and I said, ‘Where are my dentures?'” the caller mused to a dispatcher. “
This sounds crazy… but I don’t know what else to do. Can I swallow my dentures?”
The service urges residents to only call 999 if someone is “in imminent danger”.
“We are here to help people in their time of need, but we also need people to take some ownership and accountability for their health and wellbeing at a time when NHS services are not measuring up,” said Executive Director of Operations Lee Brooks. .
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Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/
