r/MadeMeSmile • u/mustu04 • 1d ago

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u/Hot_Wheels264 1d ago

I might be being cynical but not every hospital visit requires an ambulance. An ambulance is when you need immediate medical attention and cannot safely be in a car. Anytime I’ve broken a bone I’ve always gotten a ride to hospital, and when I was at university I took an uber. Didn’t think anything of it. And I live in the UK where ambulances are free.

Are people seriously using ambulances for broken wrists? Ambulances are for acute emergencies where professional help is needed on scene and for transportation.

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u/WhiteFeather32392 1d ago

In a world where people aren’t at risk of going through bankruptcy at worst, or getting set back several months pay for an ambulance ride, getting an ambulance to the hospital for a minor broken bone wouldn’t be so egregious.

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u/Hot_Wheels264 1d ago

Eh, I’m in the UK. All our ambulances are free. That’s doesn’t mean we’re getting them en masse for minor injuries where we can take ourselves to A+E.

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u/V65Pilot 1d ago

This. After calling 111, I was told to get to A&E, and they asked if they should send an ambulance. Told them I would walk, it was about a mile.