Call 999 for an ambulance
You should call 999 in the event of:
» An accident or emergency
» Serious injury
» Sudden severe illness
» Medical Emergency
Call ‘999’ for an ambulance if the patient:
- Has had chest pain for over 15 minutes
- Is not breathing, is having difficulty breathing or is choking
- Is unconscious
- Is bleeding heavily
- Is in severe abdominal pain, bleeding from the vagina and could be pregnant
- Is in the final stages of labour
- May have had a stroke, fit or convulsion
- May have taken an overdose
- Has severe burns
- Has suspected head or spinal injuries
- Has had a severe allergic reaction
Further instructions will be given over the phone by a specially-trained operator while an ambulance or paramedic motorcyclist is on the way.
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