What do we respond to?
We are dispatched to life threatening 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
- Road traffic collisions (RTCs)(Only in our marked scheme cars)
- Incidents at bars, pubs and clubs (sometimes we may attend based on our own local knowledge)
- Drug related incidents
- Incidents of domestic violence
- Suicides (except hangings)