40 minutes to reach accident victim.THE shock figures showing West Midland Noun 1. West Midland - a dialect of Middle English Middle English - English from about 1100 to 1450 Ambulance Service response times follow complaints that paramedics took 40 minutes to respond to a road accident victim. A pedestrian in his early 20s cracked his skull and was lying semi-conscious bleeding on the ground in the smash at Goodison Gardens, in Erdington, Birmingham, at 6pm on July 22. Taxi driver taxi driver n → taxista m/f taxi driver taxi n → chauffeur m de taxi taxi driver taxi n → Roger Hunt said he had lodged an official complaint to WMAS WMAS West Midlands Ambulance Service (UK) after being appalled at the time it took to reach the scene. "A lad in his early 20s hit a car windscreen and was lying on the floor with blood coming out of his ears and nose," said Mr Hunt. "Nine police officers turned up and were soothing him saying, 'Don't worry, the ambulance will be here in a minute'. As time went on, an officer got more frustrated and kept apologising that it hadn't arrived yet. He wasn't happy. "The system is failing the public. Someone is responsible for not getting an ambulance to an emergency like that quickly. I don't blame the paramedics and call centre as they are rushed off their feet but more needs to be done." A WMAS spokesman said: "We can confirm that WMAS was called to reports of a road traffic collision involving a car and a pedestrian on Goodison Gardens in Erdington, Birmingham, at 5.54pm on Wednesday, July 22. "Within moments of receiving the 999 call, an ambulance was dispatched to the scene. But en route it was then diverted to a more serious, potentially life-threatening incident. A second ambulance was then sent to the scene. "All 999 calls received by the trust are categorised to provide the most appropriate response to a patient dependant upon Adj. 1. dependant upon - determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" contingent on, contingent upon, dependant on, dependent on, dependent upon, depending on, contingent their condition at the time of the call. The call received on this occasion generated a 'Category B' response; urgent but not immediately life threatening. "The trust has been in contact with the patient's family directly and subsequently a formal investigation into this matter has begun. "Four other formal complaints have also been received. As the investigation is ongoing, it would be inappropriate to comment further." |
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