Elderly woman waits ten hours for ambulance after fall in Wales
A 93-year-old woman with broken bones was left lying on her floor for more than 10 hours waiting for an ambulance in Wales.
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A 93-year-old woman was left lying on the floor for 10-and-a-half hours with broken bones following a fall at her home on 4 October, the BBC reported. Margaret Owen fell at her house, triggering her lifeline alarm at 06:15. [1]
Her son, Graham Anthony, went to her home after receiving the alarm call, according to the BBC. He placed an emergency call for an ambulance at 07:35, but help was significantly delayed. [1]
The BBC reported that a St John Ambulance worker arrived at 15:30 following a request from the Welsh Ambulance Service. An ambulance finally arrived 90 minutes later to transport Margaret Owen to the hospital. [1]
Graham Anthony told the BBC that listening to his mother repeatedly ask for help and scream in pain left him with a feeling of hopelessness. Lee Brooks, an executive at the Welsh Ambulance Service, expressed regret over the experience. [1]
In short
- Margaret Owen, aged 93, waited 10-and-a-half hours on the floor for an ambulance after falling on 4 October.
- An ambulance call was made at 07:35, but transport to the hospital arrived late in the afternoon.
- A St John Ambulance worker arrived at 15:30 before the main ambulance arrived 90 minutes later.
- Welsh Ambulance Service leader Lee Brooks apologized for the long delay.
Sources
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- [1]My 93-year-old mother waited 10 hours on the floor for an ambulanceBBC Health, 5h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]My 93-year-old mother waited 10 hours on the floor for an ambulanceBBC, 5h ago
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