Have you ever been taken with an ambulance? What was the reason?
493332
Yes, a few times.  Once I was in a car accident where my car was side swiped.  There were 3 passengers in my car, all of whom were injured and required hospitalization.  I refused transportation to the hospital by ambulance, believing I wasn't injured.  Then the paramedic, told me to look at the front of my shirt which was covered in blood.  At the same time, he reached down and picked something up off of the pavement.  It was my ear!  I immediately fainted and assumed I was loaded on the ambulance because when I woke up I was on a gurney in the hospital awaiting surgery!
669050
I accidentally dialed 411 instead of 911 when my father was having a major heart attack and that probably wasted some precious time in getting the ambulance to him. I also didn't know CPR and he ended up dying. I'll never forgive myself for that because it may have saved him.
721517
I have a couple of times. Once because my friend fainted and we couldent get him to wake up, once because my friend almost got shot by this psycho and once when I was like five years old becuase I thought it was fake. Random but yeah.
550680
If you are asking, "Why do they always send ambulances on accident calls along with the police?", then the reason is that most police officers are not trained medical professionals. They may have rudimentary first aid, or even possibly first responder knowledge, but they want to have someone who is trained and certified to administer all types of medical assistance. Personally, I'd rather have an EMT or doctor working on me than a police officer with little to no background in medicine.
1013149
yes,\nbut what you don't know is that the canadian hospitals are filled to the brink.  ambulances pick up injured people, and have to drive from hospital to hospital.  looking for a place to leave them.\n\nalso,\nin canada you pay about 80% of your earnings to the goverment.  so think about having only 20% of your earnings to live on.
783342
I WAS hit by a car once, when I was crossing a sidestreet on my bike.\n\nIt was a Dodge Ram 250 too, but I was miraculously saved, as the bumper only hit the handlebar and even though I went flying off the bike to the ground, I only received minor bumps and bruises and a short stay in the local hospital.\n\nEven more amazing (or at least for me), I went to work a few hours after that at the catering business I worked at.\n\nI actually have had 4 such experiences that I can remember, and maybe even more that I don't remember, but I agree with you that they have truly changed me, by making me much more cautious and appreciative of all the small things in life, and now I take almost nothing for granted.
118037
Unlikely. Every public ambulance service I have ever heard of will take you only to the closest public hospital (unless that one is full). And no matter where they take you, you are responsible for whatever fees are not covered by your insurance (which should generally cover you for an emergency trip to the hospital even if it wasn't the one they normally cover you for).
1129884
The kindest thing a stranger ever did for my bf and I was give us change for the train because our car broke down and after paying the tow truck to tow the car, we had no money and a gentle stranger gave us enough change for us both to ride the train home. \n\nAnd once I helped a lady who was lost in my neighborhood get to her new job -she said she got off the wrong stop from the bus and didn't know how to get to her destination. I was going toward the address she told me so I gave her a ride there.
188241
I'm not sure if this will justify it but here is something that happened to me.  I had been sleeping when I was awakened by the sound of a car horn. Once awake, I suddenly felt the need to go visit my Friend's sister who was living with her boyfriend, and was very pregnant.  I had never visited her before, in fact, I barely knew her. I had only been to her house to drop off a package from her mother once.\n I arrived at her appartment was invited in, informed she was in labour, and that she was planning to have the baby at home. I had experience with child birth having assisted in two deliveries prior to this event. I asked if I could feel her stomach, and realized that the child was in the wrong position to be born.  Not wanting to panic either the boyfriend or my friend's sister, I convinced them it would be better to use the birthing room at the hospital so as to avoid the cleanup after a delivery.  They had no car, so I drove them to the hospital. She was signed in, and delivered 15 minutes later a full breech. Had she not been in the hospital, both her and the baby would have died.  I left the hospital and never saw that family again.  Was it God directing me that night? I really don't know, but I have no rational explanation for why I went to visit her that night.
1140850
I would call the hospital that the paramedic is associated with. Ask to speak with someone in their patient advocate department. You can explain the circumstances surrounding the incident and they will investigate and take the proper actions for you.
1167551
Passion overcame my boyfriend and I one evening and we decided to drive to a secluded carpark.\n\nWhen we got there, we noticed that there were 3 other vehicles parked up at the otherside, windows all semi-steamed up, so  we parked at the other side away from them\n\nAnyway one thing led to another and just in mid thrust so-to-speak there were a knock on the window, we looked out and realised that it was a police officer.\n\nIt appeared that we had been the entertainment for an organised drugs bust and that in the other cars in the carpark was nearly a million pounds worth of cocaine!\n\nThe drug dealers applauded us as they were handcuffed and thrown into the back of a van!
1155420
It depends. In larger cities, firefighters are usually paramedics and respond to medical calls as well as fires (especially when medical calls usually far out-number fire calls). It's sad, though, that paramedics who do not operate with fire departments are looked down upon. In smaller cities (such as the one I am a paramedic in), the fire department shows up on many calls just to assist. WE do ALL invasive procedures, most medical treatment (except when the fire dept. administers oxygen or immobilizes a trauma patient while they wait for our arrival), WE accompany each patient to the ER, and WE write the charts. However, when thank you notes are submitted to the newspaper, the paramedics are often ignored and the glorious "FIREFIGHTERS" are gratefully thanked. It's pathetic. Also pathetic is our pay-scale. We make far less than firefighters, but we do much more patient care than firefighters. Granted, we don't fight fires, but we work with the public much more, and we put up with a lot of b.s. from rude patients who have no money for a taxi, but need a ride to the hospital for a sore knee at 230am....solution: call an ambulance. It's ridiculous.
117554
If a Ambulance was to run over someone they are legally bound to stop and help. In this case another unit would be dispacted to the orginall call. This just does not fall in line if the hit a pearsone but also if they are just out and about and see somthing happen they are still legally bound to stop.
469651
Most recent was a ladder that fell off a guys truck. I was going 70, he was going about 85 or 90 and was carrying 5 ladders, it flew off, bounced off my cars hood, hit the windshield, and then i almost ran over it. I chased the guy 4 miles until he arrived at his place of employment. I called hubby (large, intimidating guy)and he came over and had a talk with the business owner, who agreed to pay for my cars damages. It was all cool. \nSo, long story to say, yeah, i was cursing that ladder somethin fierce Friday afternoon! I love your questions!
1052492
I actually like my profession. But I did have an experince recently with management that made me sick to my stomach. Last week my daughter was struck crossing the road by a hit and run driver. I got a knock on the door and went to the accident scene she was being transported my EMS to the hospital and I had to go back and get my purse and car keys to follow her to the hospital. I musta been on auto pilot because I remembered to call in to work my next shift was  in two hours (I'm a nurse) I was on my cell walking to the car and the nursing supervisor answered the call. I told her someone had to cover my shift my daughter was hurt and hit by a SUV, hit and run driver. She was on the way to the hospital via ambulance and the supervisor had the gaul to ask me if someone else could go to the hospital with her. I was shocked I told her I'm a  single mom and  MY KID  was hit by a SUV I would be in the ER as a mom not nurse in the unit. Not that it really matters that I'm a single mother any mother or father for that matter shouldn't get that harrassment. My daughter's okay ,a broken vertebrae, road rash and bruises so she'll heal and I will be looking for another job soon.
577729
Depends!  I have never personally had one!  But, I've heard its hard because they call and hang up call and hang up, drive by and go by your work and a bunch of weird crazy stuff.  If I were you I would go to the police.
618519
Have you tried contacting the hospital?