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Moment angry Mercedes driver demands paramedics move their ambulance so he can get past while they treat patient Driver mouths off at paramedics responding to incident in Earl’s Court, London The ambulance is parked with lights on and back door open as cars wait patiently But Mercedes driver stomps over to the paramedics and confronts … Read more
Paramedics have been told to take more coronavirus patients to hospital, after a ‘scorecard’ threshold was lowered because of fears only seriously ill people were being taken to A&E. The London Ambulance Service has changed how it uses the scorecard, which is called News2 and helps assess whether people who call 999 are at risk of … Read more
A ‘dedicated’ ambulance driver, a GP who ‘touched and enriched many lives’ and a ‘phenomenal’ mental health counsellor are among four of the latest NHS workers to die of coronavirus. Ambulance driver Charlie Goodwin, 61, who had worked for First 4 Care for more than 20 years, was rushed to the intensive care unit at King’s … Read more
A covidiot decided to celebrate the Good Friday Bank Holiday by getting so drunk he passed out by the river, requiring three paramedics to treat him while the service is already stretched to its limit. Sarah Fleming and her husband Darren, who manage a riverside pub, were enjoying a quiet read on their patio in … Read more
Paramedics perform a hilarious TikTok dance reminding Australians how to wash their hands and practice good hygiene during the coronavirus crisis Victorian paramedics have created a ‘quarantine workout’ dance for Australians The American 80s workout video parody goes through several hygiene steps It demonstrates hand washing, sanitising and social distancing measures It has gone viral, … Read more
Man, 43, is arrested for coughing in paramedic’s face just a day after thug who spat at police was jailed for a year Paramedics were called on Saturday to man feeling ill in Stroud, Gloucestershire Another man who was self-isolating allegedly deliberately coughed at them Man was arrested and charged with threatening GBH by infecting … Read more
Police wearing facemasks and paramedics in hazmat suits swoop on unwell man outside Buckingham Palace and rush him to hospital in ‘coronavirus’ scare Emergency service workers in protective clothing spotted outside the residence Paramedics responded on the scene and the man was later taken to hospital Witnesses said it was a ‘scary’ as they thought … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 75,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more