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Here is a bit of advice and guidance for when you should dial up for a Big White Taxi and when you should not dial up for a Big White Taxi.
“Should I dial up?”
Ask yourself the following questions before you call a Big White Taxi::
* Is the casualty's illness or injury life threatening?
* Could the illness or injury become worse, or even life-threatening on the way to the hospital
* Could moving the casualty cause further injury?
* Does the casualty need the skills or equipment of the BWTS and personnel?
* Would traffic conditions cause a delay in getting the person to hospital?
If the answer is yes to the questions above then call a motor. If you have any doubts about your ability to decide whether or not an ambulance is required, err on the side of caution and call for one.
You should call a Big White Taxi if the patient is presenting with::
* Stroke, or symptoms of a stroke, which may include sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm, leg or one side of the body, sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding, sudden vision problems, dizziness and sudden severe headache.
* Heart attack, or its symptoms, which may include pain and/or pressure in the chest, pain spreading to the shoulders, arms or neck, feeling faint or out of breath, nausea and sweating.
* Traumatic injury. Signs of a traumatic injury may include severe bleeding or less obvious conditions such as a possible injury to the head, neck or back.
* Unconsciousness.
* Breathing problems, such as a severe asthma attack.
You DO NOT dial up for any of these things
* If you have just taken drugs or smoked cannabis and you “feel funny”, that’s the whole point of you abusing your body with drugs.
* If you have just had a nightmare or a dream where you have had a premonition.
* If you want mum / dad / aunty / uncle out of the way for a few days while you go on holiday.
* If you or one of your relatives comes to the UK either legally or illegally and you have left your medicine back in your home country that you have just deserted.
* If you have a cough / cold / blocked nose / runny nose / shivers: See your GP.
* If you are having a baby. You are not ill you are in a condition that you got yourself into. You should have made proper arrangements earlier like the other 160,000 mothers do every year
* If you want a prescription picking up from the chemist * If you cannot open the pill bottle the Chemist gave you..
* If you are lonely and want someone to talk to.
* If you cannot find your cat / dog / hamster / mouse / goldfish.
* If you are in hospital already and you want PJ’s picking up from home.
* If you or your stupid friends are pissed and can’t get home.
* If you have harmed yourself or taken an overdose. You done it you can sort it out.
* If you have an Outpatient Appointment / blood test / Xray / diabetic clinic or you want to visit your mum in the Hip Replacement Clinic but haven’t got the bus fair.
* If you have fallen over and scuffed your knee / hands but called us “just in case”
* If you come across a pisshead in the street and you want to show off your new mobile phone to all the by standers. Leave the pisshead alone.
* If you are on a bus / train / car and you see a pisshead in the street
* If you see two young kids scrapping in the street.
* If you have a football injury.
* And you must never EVER call after 06:30 or 18:30 because we have been answering calls like those above and we want to go home on the hour.
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