Post by dennisg on Nov 11, 2017 7:50:57 GMT
An unbelievable note was left on the windscreen of an ambulance trying to save a man's life.
The message which read "You may be saving lives, but don't park your van in a stupid place and block my drive" was left in the window of an ambulance this afternoon in Small Heath, Birmingham.
The vehicle was at the scene for less than half an hour, and crew members were helping a man in a critical condition who was vomiting blood.
A spokesman from West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust told MirrorOnline: "Sometimes we just don't know quite what to say.
"This was the note left on one of ambulances today - 'You may be saving lives but don't park your van in a stupid place and block my drive.'
"At the time, the crew were helping a man who was extremely unwell after vomiting a lot of blood.
A note was left on the window of the ambulance today (Image: @wmaststarkey /Twitter)
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"They assessed his condition and immediately took him on blue lights to hospital where he was in a critical condition.
"Our staff will always try and park considerately, but sometimes, there just isn't time. S orry, patients come first."
A WMAS spokesperson told Mirror Online that the patient was taken to Heartlands Hospital.
Paramedics were helping a man in a critical condition (Image: @officialwmas /Twitter)
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He said: "The patient was in a critical condition, but sadly we have no way of finding out what their current condition is as they are no longer our patient."
"The crew were on scene for less than 30 minutes.
"They blue lighted the man in and asked for medics to be on standby to receive the patient immediately upon their arrival."
People were outraged after the ambulance service posted pictures of the note online.
Amanda said on Twitter: "Some people are so selfish and don’t think about the reason as to why a crew would have to do that.
"I hope they see the posting and learn to be more respectful of a service that could save their or family/friends lives in the future."
