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We are dispatched to Category A 999 calls include the following condition/symptoms:
- Cardiac arrest
- Unconscious and collapsed patients
- Chest pains (e.g. heart attacks and acute angina)
- Breathing difficulties (e.g. asthma, acute on-set bronchitis/emphysema)
- Diabetic emergencies (e.g. hypoglycemia)
- Fitting or convulsions (e.g. epilepsy)
- Stroke (CVA)
- Anaphylaxis (allergic reaction)
- Choking patients
In line with the ambulance service's lone working policy, for our personal protection, we are not sent to any of the following types of calls:
- Road traffic collisions (RTCs)
- Incidents at bars, pubs and clubs
- Young children (some responders are trained in pediatrics and respond to these cases)
- Incidents of domestic violence
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