Thank you emergency ambulance crew!

Friday 27 September 2019

It has been a busy week for the St John Emergency Ambulance crew who have responded to 160 emergency calls in just seven days, with some off-duty staff being called in to help.

The service saw a peak in demand last Saturday, with 27 incidents within 24 hours.

On and off-duty staff worked together to make sure there was always a team available to respond to emergencies.

The service was called out to incidents involved trauma, falls, road traffic collisions and patients with life-threatening medical conditions.

"I would like to thank everyone on the team for their hard work during this period of high demand, especially those who have returned to work when they were meant to be off-shift to ensure the service is always ready to respond to the next emergency," said Chief Ambulance Officer, Mark Mapp.

Last year, the emergency ambulance service responded to more than 5,000 calls. So far this year, it has been called to more than 4,000 incidents, with 599 emergencies in the month of May alone.