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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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It's 80 years ago today since the emergency contact service was born in London.
Messages were transmitted in Morse Code to mobilise officers to attend an emergency.
Now, people call it when their cat won't stop playing with string!
Keep up the good work, 999 operatives.
A virtual prize for the best 999 story of proper use and a virtual raspberry for the best misuse story you've heard.
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Apparently they still get a lot of what's referred to as pocket dialled silent calls .....
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That's partly why the '55' was introduced. If it's a genuine 999 call but you can't speak you dial '55' to alert the operator to send help.
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By *utie91Woman
over a year ago
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"It's 80 years ago today since the emergency contact service was born in London.
Messages were transmitted in Morse Code to mobilise officers to attend an emergency.
Now, people call it when their cat won't stop playing with string!
Keep up the good work, 999 operatives.
A virtual prize for the best 999 story of proper use and a virtual raspberry for the best misuse story you've heard.
"
Work for the ambulance service.....
Just in the last week I have delivered my first baby (managed to avoid it for 5 years lol)
Caught a patient with bilateral pulmonary embolisms... he's now recovering in ITU... hopefully a life saved.
Heroin OD with a very distressing story that I can't really talk about
I think my favourite misuse story was a GP that called 999 to take his patient to A&E for a fractured femur.... the patient walked to our ambulance and it said in his notes that his femur was titainium.. *face plam*
Also been out to cut fingers, none existent head wounds, homeless people that are sleeping but the general public are to scared just to ask them if they are ok so instead call it through as a cardiac arrest (went to one of these today)
I could go on and on about patients I've seen haha
(Just for the record I have used no identifiable information, so it's all fine  ) |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"It's 80 years ago today since the emergency contact service was born in London.
Messages were transmitted in Morse Code to mobilise officers to attend an emergency.
Now, people call it when their cat won't stop playing with string!
Keep up the good work, 999 operatives.
A virtual prize for the best 999 story of proper use and a virtual raspberry for the best misuse story you've heard.
Work for the ambulance service.....
Just in the last week I have delivered my first baby (managed to avoid it for 5 years lol)
Caught a patient with bilateral pulmonary embolisms... he's now recovering in ITU... hopefully a life saved.
Heroin OD with a very distressing story that I can't really talk about
I think my favourite misuse story was a GP that called 999 to take his patient to A&E for a fractured femur.... the patient walked to our ambulance and it said in his notes that his femur was titainium.. *face plam*
Also been out to cut fingers, none existent head wounds, homeless people that are sleeping but the general public are to scared just to ask them if they are ok so instead call it through as a cardiac arrest (went to one of these today)
I could go on and on about patients I've seen haha
(Just for the record I have used no identifiable information, so it's all fine )"
I think you're going to win all the prizes. It was National Cream Tea Day yesterday so have a scone. Raspberry or strawberry jam?
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By *utie91Woman
over a year ago
Hitchin |
"It's 80 years ago today since the emergency contact service was born in London.
Messages were transmitted in Morse Code to mobilise officers to attend an emergency.
Now, people call it when their cat won't stop playing with string!
Keep up the good work, 999 operatives.
A virtual prize for the best 999 story of proper use and a virtual raspberry for the best misuse story you've heard.
Work for the ambulance service.....
Just in the last week I have delivered my first baby (managed to avoid it for 5 years lol)
Caught a patient with bilateral pulmonary embolisms... he's now recovering in ITU... hopefully a life saved.
Heroin OD with a very distressing story that I can't really talk about
I think my favourite misuse story was a GP that called 999 to take his patient to A&E for a fractured femur.... the patient walked to our ambulance and it said in his notes that his femur was titainium.. *face plam*
Also been out to cut fingers, none existent head wounds, homeless people that are sleeping but the general public are to scared just to ask them if they are ok so instead call it through as a cardiac arrest (went to one of these today)
I could go on and on about patients I've seen haha
(Just for the record I have used no identifiable information, so it's all fine )
I think you're going to win all the prizes. It was National Cream Tea Day yesterday so have a scone. Raspberry or strawberry jam?
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Ooooo... strawberry please  |
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"Apparently they still get a lot of what's referred to as pocket dialled silent calls .....
That's partly why the '55' was introduced. If it's a genuine 999 call but you can't speak you dial '55' to alert the operator to send help.
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I had no idea this was a thing. Is it well known and I am just naïve to it, or don't many people know about it? |
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Early hours of a Sunday morning and Ambulance service gets an unclear, mumbled call that mentions 'murder', before the call is dropped. The call comes again several more times while attempts are made to trace it. Eventually it is traced, and Police and Ambulance attend and find a d*unk old guy, whose piles are 'giving him murder'..  |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"It's 80 years ago today since the emergency contact service was born in London.
Messages were transmitted in Morse Code to mobilise officers to attend an emergency.
Now, people call it when their cat won't stop playing with string!
Keep up the good work, 999 operatives.
A virtual prize for the best 999 story of proper use and a virtual raspberry for the best misuse story you've heard.
Work for the ambulance service.....
Just in the last week I have delivered my first baby (managed to avoid it for 5 years lol)
Caught a patient with bilateral pulmonary embolisms... he's now recovering in ITU... hopefully a life saved.
Heroin OD with a very distressing story that I can't really talk about
I think my favourite misuse story was a GP that called 999 to take his patient to A&E for a fractured femur.... the patient walked to our ambulance and it said in his notes that his femur was titainium.. *face plam*
Also been out to cut fingers, none existent head wounds, homeless people that are sleeping but the general public are to scared just to ask them if they are ok so instead call it through as a cardiac arrest (went to one of these today)
I could go on and on about patients I've seen haha
(Just for the record I have used no identifiable information, so it's all fine )
I think you're going to win all the prizes. It was National Cream Tea Day yesterday so have a scone. Raspberry or strawberry jam?
Ooooo... strawberry please "
You're very welcome. Sorry it's virtual and no cream tea emoticon. |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"Apparently they still get a lot of what's referred to as pocket dialled silent calls .....
That's partly why the '55' was introduced. If it's a genuine 999 call but you can't speak you dial '55' to alert the operator to send help.
I had no idea this was a thing. Is it well known and I am just naïve to it, or don't many people know about it?"
I don't think it is that widely known. There was a campaign a while back, aimed particularly at domestic violence victims. Spread the word.
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Early hours of a Sunday morning and Ambulance service gets an unclear, mumbled call that mentions 'murder', before the call is dropped. The call comes again several more times while attempts are made to trace it. Eventually it is traced, and Police and Ambulance attend and find a d*unk old guy, whose piles are 'giving him murder'.. "
Oh dear. There are times that d*unk people will legitimately need help.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Apparently they still get a lot of what's referred to as pocket dialled silent calls .....
That's partly why the '55' was introduced. If it's a genuine 999 call but you can't speak you dial '55' to alert the operator to send help.
I had no idea this was a thing. Is it well known and I am just naïve to it, or don't many people know about it?
I don't think it is that widely known. There was a campaign a while back, aimed particularly at domestic violence victims. Spread the word.
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I wish they'd do a tv advert. |
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