Real-life calls that plague the service

13 April 2012
  • Cannot get home, has no money
  • Unable to get computer to work
  • Doing pub quiz - are all ambulances white in colour?
  • Wants an NHS ambulance to take them to private hospital
  • Feeling wobbly
  • Splinter in finger from last night, now in pain
  • Pregnant, has hayfever and a cough
  • Slipped on leaves two or three weeks ago, now in pain
  • Lost and needing help
  • Sexually frustrated
  • Matchstick stuck in ear
  • Keeps blowing nose, thinks it's a cold
  • Costume ring stuck on big toe
  • Injured lips trying to open a bottle
  • Sprained finger playing video games
  • Suffered cut to cuticle during manicure
  • Unable to remove earring
  • Ankle hurt after shopping trolley bashed into it

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