tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post6771736044624182790..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: EmergenciesGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-12529954507247610732019-03-16T21:05:25.206+00:002019-03-16T21:05:25.206+00:00Jenny, that's okay so long as you're not d...Jenny, that's okay so long as you're not desperately in need of one. Ironically a friend was staying not so long ago and said that she couldn't cope with the quiet. She missed the noise of the traffic when she went to bed?Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-32698504713811297372019-03-14T11:20:49.905+00:002019-03-14T11:20:49.905+00:00There are pros and cons to everything, and if you ...There are pros and cons to everything, and if you are far from an ambulance station at least you don't get those awful wailing sirens day in day out!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-22915830075073498542019-03-08T17:18:12.653+00:002019-03-08T17:18:12.653+00:00Firstly, Jill, I was thinking about you last night...Firstly, Jill, I was thinking about you last night which is a coincidence. Secondly I'm sorry to hear that your husband has had a stroke but very pleased that he is recovering. You son's advice was very good advice.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-14651646728138580472019-03-08T17:11:17.644+00:002019-03-08T17:11:17.644+00:00When I lived just outside Napier there was an Ambu...When I lived just outside Napier there was an Ambulance station not too far away. I'm not quite sure if there was one in the centre of Napier as well but I can't recall one. The main air ambulance for the area was in Hastings at the hospital (which served the whole of the Napier and Hastings area of Hawkes Bay). I'm pleased to say that I was only ever in an ambulance on one occasion when I was taken from the medical centre in Napier to the hospital.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-15606198451973890632019-03-08T16:18:19.021+00:002019-03-08T16:18:19.021+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791018174075586241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-83044513602237638452019-03-08T04:19:54.287+00:002019-03-08T04:19:54.287+00:00wow 20 minutes that's a quick time, here in NZ...wow 20 minutes that's a quick time, here in NZ the ambulance service is strictly volunteer based and in rural areas and that's usually up to an hour or more.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-9602884486604360252019-03-07T22:20:48.324+00:002019-03-07T22:20:48.324+00:00Yes, YP, it's quite astonishing that those peo...Yes, YP, it's quite astonishing that those people nearest to ambulance stations receive ambulances more quickly that those who live so much further away. Rather a statement of the obvious I would have thought.. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-49592070088468104912019-03-07T22:15:47.882+00:002019-03-07T22:15:47.882+00:00Yes, Beverley, you certainly got a surprise that n...Yes, Beverley, you certainly got a surprise that night. What a way to start a visit! I hope neither of us need an ambulance again!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-43442942344171784052019-03-07T22:11:28.104+00:002019-03-07T22:11:28.104+00:00I heard the report about ambulance times Shock Hor...I heard the report about ambulance times Shock Horror! If you live in a city an ambulance will reach you far quicker than if you live in the countryside! I might be way off the mark but could this possibly be because most ambulance stations are in towns and cities?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-79511258374217485492019-03-07T20:55:55.605+00:002019-03-07T20:55:55.605+00:00I can categorically confirm that the paramedics ar...I can categorically confirm that the paramedics arrived in good time in the middle of the night at your house Graham, can’t I? You were whisked away in great style and attended to at your local hospital before being discharged again within a couple of days just as efficiently.<br /><br />I must say that on the couple of occasions we have needed to call for an ambulance here in West Yorkshire, we live in a small village but there is a large busy town to be negotiated to get to the hospital. I was surprised with the speed and efficiency of the care I received. Now though, those that make the decisions have decided that our hospital and another one will be amalgamated together so the A&E will be about 12 miles distant, through heavy traffic at peak times of the day, so it won’t be nearly as speedy a service in the future whilst also covering a much, much larger population. I hope to goodness I don’t need to avail myself of them any time soon.<br /><br />Hope you won’t have to call them any time soon.<br /><br />Regards Beverley<br />Beverleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13977484822968582847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-44654784194218362012019-03-07T14:17:51.438+00:002019-03-07T14:17:51.438+00:00Monica, I'm very grateful for the fact that I ...Monica, I'm very grateful for the fact that I live only 7 miles from our hospital too: it's very re-assuring.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-79217977137445114302019-03-07T14:15:27.648+00:002019-03-07T14:15:27.648+00:00I gather that's a significant English problem,...I gather that's a significant English problem, Rachel. So far as I'm aware things are nowhere near as bad in Scotland and certainly my visits to Glasgow's Royal Infirmary on a Friday night (busy night for A and E in Glasgow!) and 5am on a Sunday morning (more police than nurses in A and E) were incredible. On the first occasion I was on the ward having had X-rays and scans and with drips all hooked up within two hours of arriving. As this post was about ambulances I should add that, on the first occasion, I was on the ward when the ambulance service rang me back on my cellphone to assess my need for an ambulance: 6 or more hours after I rang them. I'd eventually rung for a taxi. The second occasion the ambulance arrived within half an hour but it wasn't a music and lights event.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-46040814025526096922019-03-07T14:05:33.228+00:002019-03-07T14:05:33.228+00:00potty, defibrillators are everywhere in Scotland n...potty, defibrillators are everywhere in Scotland now so far as I can see. When I asked that very question of a mountain rescue friend he said that the instructions on them were foolproof and anyone could use them. I suspect that's a bit optimistic but I gather that it's not rocket science. Mind you my French and Italian might not be adequate so I hope the pictures are good.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-7320093392982121032019-03-07T12:59:04.602+00:002019-03-07T12:59:04.602+00:00I'm only guessing but I suspect a similar map ...I'm only guessing but I suspect a similar map for Sweden would look about the same. (I.e. in rural areas up north you'd probably have to wait quite a bit longer than 20 minutes for an ambulance.) I've never yet needed an ambulance transport myself, but there have been a couple of occasions when I've had to get to the ER by taxi; and a lot more occasions when I've had reason to be grateful for living in a city big enough to have its own hospital. DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-77308895823011889352019-03-07T09:01:09.283+00:002019-03-07T09:01:09.283+00:00You can wait five hours here because the ambulance...You can wait five hours here because the ambulances are all stuck in a queue to unload waiting for a vacant trolley at the hospital. It is regularly written up in the local paper. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-16321899320802401942019-03-07T08:51:39.990+00:002019-03-07T08:51:39.990+00:00The 20 minutes is just some number that the organi...The 20 minutes is just some number that the organisations have to pander too as a way of supposedly checking their efficiency. The average call out times could be somewhat misleading. The quality of help is a bit more difficult to assess. Our village has a defibulator on the Marie wall, how many would be able to use it?pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-74731698929302911652019-03-07T08:42:14.810+00:002019-03-07T08:42:14.810+00:00That's pretty impressive for a rural area, Cro...That's pretty impressive for a rural area, Cro.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-54194003929635956342019-03-07T08:41:51.023+00:002019-03-07T08:41:51.023+00:00Kylie, having experienced the Sydney traffic I am ...Kylie, having experienced the Sydney traffic I am not surprised at what you say. What surprises me in London and some cities is that an ambulance can sometimes get through the city at all.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-11215346876423466722019-03-07T08:36:08.804+00:002019-03-07T08:36:08.804+00:00I know a good few people like that, Adrian.I know a good few people like that, Adrian.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-62497797664484930142019-03-07T08:34:49.953+00:002019-03-07T08:34:49.953+00:00And, Red, I would think that you have more realist...And, Red, I would think that you have more realistic expectations.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-6793107418746764252019-03-07T05:18:50.065+00:002019-03-07T05:18:50.065+00:00When my fried J nearly cut off his foot with a cha...When my fried J nearly cut off his foot with a chainsaw, the Doc' arrived at our house within about 5 mins (from 7 kms away), the ambulance arrived after about 10 mins, and he was in the helicopter, en route for Bordeaux, within 15 mins. Amazing, considering that I live way out in the wilds.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-87909803758584950282019-03-07T05:00:25.027+00:002019-03-07T05:00:25.027+00:00I live in a large city with good services but ambu...I live in a large city with good services but ambulances can still take twenty minutes. Sometimes it's just luck that swings the balancekyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17733888108530605722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-40035711181064085482019-03-07T02:18:23.846+00:002019-03-07T02:18:23.846+00:00It is a good job I was never a first responder, it...It is a good job I was never a first responder, it takes me 30mins to get into town four miles away. Twenty minutes are spent looking for the car keys......be quicker to walk.Adrian Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061432566298145837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-13966607518298691962019-03-07T02:04:26.389+00:002019-03-07T02:04:26.389+00:00Same here. We have great distances in our rural ar...Same here. We have great distances in our rural area.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-35264685516165129282019-03-06T21:27:21.241+00:002019-03-06T21:27:21.241+00:00Maywyn, we have what are called First Responders i...Maywyn, we have what are called First Responders in many communities and they do exactly what you suggest. Scotland also has Paramedics with well-equipped vehicles that can get around much faster than ambulances on rural roads. Many of Scotland's west coast rural communities are several hours by road from the nearest small town or even large village.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.com