"Duncan Wood" wrote:
That's fair enough, but far from the "any call is an emergency
life-threatening call" that has been much peddled.
As a member of the public it seems to be the sensible assumption though.

Both the law and the paramedic training demands that emergency calls are all
taken seriously; in many case (including this one), the details availbale to
the ambulance are often insufficient to decide the level of risk; people
under stress get it wrong, panic, don't realise the magnitude, may be
misinformed, may be drunk, etc., etc.

That's why the law takes ALL calls seriously.
And does the crew until they've made their own assessment.
--

Andrew

"She plays the tuba.
It is the only instrument capable
of imitating a distress call."