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In the USA, it is proper etiquette to ask if the person would prefer dying before you call an ambulance (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I totally agree, I object to the idea that people will just needlessly waste ambulance resources.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure someone can come up with a plan to deal with frivolous calls while still not bankrupting people in need right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yep, it’s a felony to even call the emergency number frivolously.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Here in the UK you can be prosecuted for calling an ambulance unnecessarily. As a result, not many people do it. If we're calling for one, chances are it's because we need one.

Broken foot and we're not alone on a mountain somewhere? We'll make our own way to A&E, thanks. Having a heart attack? You gotta know we're hitting 999 and demanding an ambulance.

And yeah, of course there are people who try it on because they think their special, or they're having a real bad mental health time, but we have pretty highly trained operators who know how to sift through the calls and triage them appropriately. It's not often that one of our ambulances gets to a frivolous call.