Busy night for ambulance service in the county
EAST OF ENGLAND ambulance service had a busy night across the county. They received 1,229 calls between 11pm-9am
EAST OF ENGLAND ambulance service had a busy night across the county. They received 1,229 calls between 11pm-9am
As the festive period gets in to full swing, and Christmas Day is approaching fast, the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) is asking the public to spare a thought for the accident and emergency crews who will be working over the Christmas period.
Ambulance service spokesman Gary Sanderson said: “The two men received injuries after a collision with a HGV trailer. One man in his 30s was taken to Darenth Park Hospital in Kent with abdominal and chest injuries. The other was slightly injured and he was taken to Basildon Hospital for further care.”
Ambulance service spokesman Gary Sanderson said: “The young boy was treated and stabilised at the roadside by the ambulance crews before he was taken to Basildon Hospital for further care to a suspected fracture to his leg.
Ambulance service spokesman Gary Sanderson said: “We believe the man who is 28-years-old was working on a lorry when the collision took place. The ambulance crews already at the scene worked closely with the critical care team from the helicopter before the patient was taken to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel by land with a serious foot injury.”
Ambulance service spokesman Gary Sanderson said: “The man who we believe to be in his 50s sustained a back injury during the fall. Paramedics treated the man and gave him pain relieving drugs to ease the pain whilst they removed him with the help of the fire service from the fourth floor of the windmill.”
Alan Murray, Director of Service Delivery, said: “A considerable amount of contingency planning has taken place in preparation for Wednesday. As always we are urging the public to ring for an ambulance only in an emergency. If you are experiencing chest pains, have difficulty in breathing or someone is having a suspected stroke, please call for an ambulance immediately.
RRV paramedic Ricky Walker said: “When I arrived I was shown where the crane had toppled over onto its side. On these cranes, the driver’s cab is situated about 10 feet from the ground, and in this case the impact had caused the driver to fall out through the glass cab.
A MAN has been hospitalised after the bike he was riding was in collision with a bus earlier this morning (Wednesday, September 28).
The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) were alerted to Herns Way in Grays at 7.02am. A rapid response car and ambulance from Thurrock station attended the scene.
A FEMALE jogger saved the life of a young girl who became stuck in mud near to Grays Beach Park. She spotted the 11-year-old girl trapped behind the sea wall at the popular recreation spot. East of England Ambulance Service was called at about 1040 BST but when paramedics and an RNLI crew arrived, the girl had been pulled to safety.
They regularly take mums-to-be into hospital when the time has come to give birth; but it’s not so common for the crew to end up delivering the little bundle of joy! That’s what happened to paramedics Paul Jenner and Laura Chaplin when they attended a Purfleet mum back in March. And last week, they met up with the family to see how baby Zach Barrett was getting on.
A TEN-YEAR-OLD boy was knocked down by a car this morning in Tilbury. The road traffic collision took place at 8.30 am on Feenan Highway.
The East of England Ambulance Service Trust has seen a sharp rise in 999 calls over recent days, particularly to road traffic collisions, people who have fallen and those with breathing problems, which, along with the winter weather, is putting pressure on resources. As well as the west and south of the region suffering the more extreme of the snowy conditions, the cold weather is of course prevalent throughout the region and is set to contin
THURROCK residents are being urged to support the ambulance service as it faces significant pressure with challenging weather and a surge in calls over particularly busy weekend. With a significant increase in demand across Thurrock, the East of England Ambulance Service Trust is appealing to those considering calling 999 for an ambulance to only do so if it’s really necessary.
At about 8.47am, a 999 call came in from Tilbury Docks that the man had been briefly trapped between a container and the side of the ship he was onboard of.
Volunteers take it in turn to be ‘on call’ and carry basic first aid equipment and a simple-to-use automated external defibrillator (AED). The emergency operations centre sends them to the scene of category A (immediately life threatening) 999 calls. First Responders are dispatched at the same time as the ambulance crew, but often arrive beforehand because they are based so locally. The responder then provides care until the ambulance arrives, usually only a few minutes later.
THE POLICE, emergency services, Thurrock Council and the public were highly praised after the Essex Air Ambulance landed in the middle of the festival in order to airlift a ten-year-old child who had suspected spinal injuries after falling from a climbing frame.
The tot was walking along Darenth Lane, in South Ockendon, when she collided with a Vauxhall Astra at about 5pm on Wednesday.
Ambulance crews were called at 8.30 am after reports that a man in his sixties had collapsed with a cardiac arrest.
Emergency services at scene after vehicle careers into traffic management worker on A13.
Corringham Lollipop lady in incident outside fire station.
Coastguard fly in to rescue a man from jetty.
Quarter of all attacks occur in the Essex area.
