Scenario no | Description* | Ambulance needed? (judgement of author with information from West Midlands Ambulance Service) |
1 | 9 Months pregnant lady going into early stages of labour | No |
2 | 52-Year-old man with sudden severe pains in his chest and arm, sweating and grey in colour for 10 min | Yes |
3 | 40-Year-old man with a 6-month history of back pain wakes in the middle of the night having run out of painkillers | No |
4 | Paracetamol overdose | Yes |
5 | A friend has drunk too much alcohol on a night out and is being sick | No |
6 | Knife cut on palm of hand, bleeding is controllable | No |
7 | 3-Year-old child with a piece of Lego inserted in his nose | No |
8 | 67-Year-old slurring their words having had no alcohol to drink | Yes |
9 | Toddler bumps his head, which appears to be bruised | No |
10 | Single episode of haematuria in late evening | No |
11 | Road traffic collision and the motorcyclist is found 2 m away from his bike | Yes |
12 | 4-Year-old child with a high temperature and a stiff neck | Yes |
↵* In all scenarios language was used that was judged to be appropriate for the general public. Medical terms used in summary descriptions above are for brevity and clarity to the medical reader.