Paramedics Battling To Help 'extremely Unwell' Patient Left Note Slamming Their Parking

[Voltage]

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/paramedics-battling-help-apos-extremely-184138022.html

[mikey4444]

I don't know the background to this event, but in my experience, the emergency services quite often park their vehicles irresponsibly. This happened to me earlier this year, and I couldn't get my car out of my drive for over an hour. The ambulance could just have easily parked just a few yards to the left, and then nobody would have been blocked in.

But as I say, this situation may have been different.

[webbo3]

But did you die because you couldn't get your car out Mikey, whereas the person whom they were attending may have done. every second counts.

[mikey4444]

Webbo...all I can say is that in my experience, the driver could have parked more responsibly. I have no idea of the road layout in this case.

[Sqad]

I agree with mikey.......however urgent the situation, the ambulances must park appropriately.

This oft used phrase "every second counts" is a nonsense but handy for TV series and novels. if a second would make a difference, then the outcome would not be affected.

Yes....I would be annoyed if my drive was blocked for the want of parking 5 yards nearer/further.

[webbo3]

Personally I would be more concerned about my neighbour than not being able to get on my drive, but thats the way I was brought up.

What about fire engines do they need to park down the road a bit and hope their hoses are long enough.?

Dave.

[Islay]

I too agree with Mikey, I was once blocked in my house because a doctor decided to visit his elderly patient - but instead of parking on her drive as it was difficult to drive out of - he blocked mine.
Wouldn't be too bad but he then called an ambulance as he wasn't happy with her and waited whilst it turned up for 3 hours!!! Refusing to move the car as he didn't want to leave is patient!!
All very well and good but I needed to go to work.

[Sqad]

I agree with Islay.

webbo
"Personally I would be more concerned about my neighbour than not being able to get on my drive, but thats the way I was brought up. "

Nothing you could do for your neighbour, he/she is in good hands, but you may have to go to work and life goes on.

[bhg481]

I think there are few people who would complain about an emergency vehicle blocking their drive if there were no alternative. Mikey was pointing out that, in his case, a little thought would have incinvenienced no-one.

[-Talbot-]

Ambulances parking over drives .... my god ... Random
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I do hope some people died for putting people through that horrendous experience.
Awful, truly awful

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[webbo3]

It seems like it was an emergency after all, I hope the note writer never needs an ambulance.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5075073/Patient-dies-neighbours-note-moaning-parking.html



Dave.

[kvalidir]

I'm with Dave on this, I would die of shame if a member of my family had written that note :(

[andy-hughes]

The stupidity is the leaving of the note.

the correct solution, surely is to tap on the door of the house, and ask politely if one of a pramedics could please move the ambulance so you can get your car out.

Whether they can or not, no-one except you and them is going to know that you asked.

Leaving a note in these internet-obsessed times exposes you to the wrath of the world for looking like an insensitive twonk.

[Mamyalynne]

Emergency crews are quite used to this sort of attitude and for the most part take it in their stride.

I had occasion to call an Emergency ambulance to attend my Mother, there was a function on at the Temple next door so they parked between the two rows of parked cars effectively blocking the road, they left their blue light switched on.

The car horns began almost instantly and someone even hammered on the lounge window, neither Paramedic flinched but continued with their job.

To have found a space to park they'd have had to go two streets away.

Sad this young man died.

[tonyav]

The man who left an angry note on an ambulance complaining that it was blocking his drive while paramedics tended to a critically ill man has said he is “disgusted with himself”.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/man-who-left-angry-note-for-paramedics-on-ambulance-says-he-is-%E2%80%98disgusted-with-himself%E2%80%99/ar-BBEWB8k

[Mamyalynne]

Thread on the apology here

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/ChatterBank/Question1579699.html

[tonyav]

Hadn't seen that, Mamya.