Fed up NSW Ambulance Triple Zero operators have gone public with a flood of ridiculous calls in a bid to cut down on the number of life-saving calls at risk of going unanswered.
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Here is a list of just some of the calls reported:
- “I’ve got wax in my ear and it’s annoying me.”
- “I need your help, I’ve lost my engagement ring.”
- “I have sunburnt shoulders. I forgot to apply sunscreen.”
- “I can’t sleep.”
- “There’s a bit of hair wrapped around my finger and I can’t get it off.”
- “I need an ambulance; my husband has the hiccups.”
- “I have an appointment at the hospital but I don’t want to pay for parking.”
- “I have been bitten by my pet goldfish.”
- “I was doing a RAT test and I got the swab stuck up my nose, can you please send an ambulance?”
- “I’ve lost an acrylic finger nail.”
You almost have to laugh – but there is a serious side to these calls.
In the 12 months to the end of March this year, Tag Heuer Replica NSW Ambulance paramedics responded to more than 200,000 jobs where there was no patient taken to hospital due to a range of reasons such as the original call being a hoax or the patient refusing to be transported to hospital.
There were 1,036 calls from people complaining about constipation, 662 for a toothache, Tag Heuer Replica Watches 215 for earaches, 167 for boils, 157 from people who couldn’t sleep and 16 for hiccups.
In an ongoing campaign, NSW Ambulance and NSW Police are urging people to “Save Triple Zero for Saving Lives” – and not for nonsense calls.
