APPRECIATE your ambulance service – that’s the New Year’s resolution West Midlands Ambulance Service wants people to keep not just for 2016, but for life.
“You don’t need an ambulance if you’ve lost your keys. A scary hedgehog doesn’t equate to a medical emergency. If you need a lift home after a night out in the pub, call a taxi not 999,” said a spokesperson.
“As part of a week-long awareness campaign, we’ll be releasing audio clips from 999 calls to highlight the shocking examples of inappropriate calls. In addition, we’ll be tweeting live from one of the Trust’s control rooms later in the week to spend a day with a 999 call assessor.”
Jeremy Brown, general manager responsible for emergency operations centres, said: “We’re here for genuine life-threatening emergencies such as chest pains, cardiac arrests and difficulties breathing.”
The audio will be released via ‘officialwmas’ accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
