'My wife was miscarrying, and it was a four-hour wait for an ambulance'
Caller Karl was told his wife could have died because of her long wait for an ambulance.
The College of Paramedics has told the 麻豆社 that lives are at risk because of unacceptably long waits for a 999 response.
Listener Karl rang in to share his experience of waiting for an ambulance, which he was told may have been fatal to her.
Karl鈥檚 wife Stacy suffered a miscarriage and after ringing 999, Karl was told it would be a four-hour wait for an ambulance.
鈥淲hen we finally got her to the hospital the nurse told us that if we hadn鈥檛 got her there within the hour, she would have passed away,鈥� he said.
Reflecting on their experience, Karl told 5 Live鈥檚 Nicky Campbell, 鈥淚 can understand losing the baby, but losing my wife as well would have been a real killer鈥�.
If you've been affected by any issues mentioned in Karl鈥檚 story, support can be found on the 麻豆社's Action line website at https://bbc.co.uk/actionline.
You can listen to the Nicky Campbell phone in weekdays from 09:00-11:00 on the 麻豆社 Sounds app.
This clip is originally from Nicky Campbell on Thursday the 11th of November 2021.
