responding to a call).
Bearing this in mind do you think ambulances should be banned?
2007-09-21 10:48:00 · 31 answers · asked by Beast from the East 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
This is an assumption on your part, I cannot find anything to back your statement up.
Take the word assume, break it into 3 parts and it will make
the first 3 letter, of you (u) and me.
2007-09-22 02:58:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Max,
your statement is absolutely untrue...although there a a small number of people worldwide who are killed in accidents with ambulances while they are on an emergency call, the number is very small.
In 2006 in the UK just one person was killed in an accident with an ambulance...the person killed was a pedestrian (Manchester, May 2006) who stepped off a pavement (sidewalk) while intoxicated...the ambulance was unable to stop and, unfortunately the gentleman was killed. As I remember his name was Brian Atherton, who lived in Manchester and he was aged 46.
Your premise that ambulances kill more people than they save is clearly a wild and untrue allegation.
If, like me, you have ever been saved by the quick response from an ambulance crew you would almost certainly have a different viewpoint.
Thousands of heart attack victims, road accident victims and victims of violent crimes owe their lives (as do I) to the quick response times of these crews.
They can certainly do without wild and untrue statistics attempting to strip them of their life-saving powers.
To 'ban' ambulances would create a serious loss of life-saving abilities and would result every year in many, many people arriving at hospital DOA.
Learn TRUE 'facts' before you ask any more such weighted questions, please.
Good health,
BobSpain
2007-09-21 11:03:59 · answer #2 · answered by BobSpain 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
how do u know that for sure so us some evidence
because it just might happen later on in life if they were banned and u were in a bad accident and since they dont have any ambulances u would probably die before they got u to the hospital
so thats a stupid idea of yours about banning them
2007-09-21 10:59:15 · answer #3 · answered by Chloe B 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes my freind was in a car accident today...he was moving out of the way to let an ambulance have right of way when his brakes failed.
He hit the car in front at 50mph and the car behind hit him and so on.
Sure h has 9 lives as last month he lost 4 pints of blood due to a stomach ulcer bursting...crazy hey.
2007-09-21 10:57:09 · answer #4 · answered by ~Hunky Homer~ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No-I've been a nurse in a hospital and have frequently worked in the ER and have never heard of one ambulance killing one person. Where did you get your statistics and if you needed an ambulance,wouldnt you like to have one help you?
2007-09-21 10:56:57 · answer #5 · answered by phlada64 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This message is sposnered by the Anti- Ambulance League. Working to let people suffer needlessly.
2007-09-21 10:56:42 · answer #6 · answered by grumpyoldman 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, but I think they should have to follow the speed limit or there should be a cap on how fast they can go. I know that in Maryland, police can not exceed the posted speed limit by more than 15 mph. I think that's a good idea.
2007-09-21 10:55:42 · answer #7 · answered by Eisbär 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless you can provide some facts to back up that ridiculous claim, I would say that banning ambulances is a horrible idea.
2007-09-21 10:53:41 · answer #8 · answered by Citicop 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
So if you are hurt, or ill you don't want anybody to call an ambulance in case it runs over you?. How stupid is that.
2007-09-22 02:03:55 · answer #9 · answered by flint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think you'll find that it's the police that has killed more people whilst responding to call outs than the ambulance and fire crews.
2007-09-21 11:00:30 · answer #10 · answered by Scarlett 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋