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Anecdotal, but I have twice in the last year heard from the same friend of 2 instances where the waiting time for an ambulance was around an hour. The first wa
by lkramer 4y ago
Anecdotal, but I have twice in the last year heard from the same friend of 2 instances where the waiting time for an ambulance was around an hour.
The first was when he observed an accident where a car hit a guy on a scooter. The guy was hurt, but not in a life threatened manner.
The other was a guy in a bar who probably overdosed on something and his heart stopped. If someone hadn't been around who knew CPR, he would have been dead.
Both instances was in London.
- cameronh90 4y agoEven more worryingly is that London has some of the fastest response times in the country. Last two times I had to call 999, for ambulance and police respectively, I was on hold for more than 5 minutes before even being connected to an operator. The overall ambulance target response time is 8 minutes.