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AMBULANCE service chiefs are asking people to think before calling 999 when they get bitten or stung by insects this summer.
THE East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust received 15 emergency 999 calls on Wednesday (August 7) to people who had been stung by wasps or bees. None of the calls were to people who had suffered a severe allergic reaction to the sting and no-one required transport to hospital or further treatment from ambulance crews.
Marcus Bailey, consultant paramedic for EEAST, said: ?Most insect bites and
stings, although they can be painful, are not dangerous and can be treated at home. In order to help reduce the volume of 999 calls and to improve the availability of ambulances to those members of the public who are suffering from serious illnesses and injuries, we?re urging people to consider whether their sting is really an emergency.
http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/News/Ha...ng-unless-its-an-emergency-20130810085102.htm
THE East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust received 15 emergency 999 calls on Wednesday (August 7) to people who had been stung by wasps or bees. None of the calls were to people who had suffered a severe allergic reaction to the sting and no-one required transport to hospital or further treatment from ambulance crews.
Marcus Bailey, consultant paramedic for EEAST, said: ?Most insect bites and
stings, although they can be painful, are not dangerous and can be treated at home. In order to help reduce the volume of 999 calls and to improve the availability of ambulances to those members of the public who are suffering from serious illnesses and injuries, we?re urging people to consider whether their sting is really an emergency.
http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/News/Ha...ng-unless-its-an-emergency-20130810085102.htm