Father says he waited 40 minutes for an ambulance that never came, after his baby had seizures
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- Mitchell Bennett said he took his concerns about the wait time to AMR, after waiting around 40 minutes for an ambulance.
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Yep last year we needed an ambulance for our next door neighbors baby who was choking and blue. My husband called for an ambulance. Meanwhile he is doing all he can to keep the mom calm while and hwlp the naby to breath again. Well ambulance never showed up. My husband saved this babies life. I can not believe the ambulance never arrived.
My dad had 2 heart attacks and he doesn't trust the ambulance services so he has driven his own self to the hospital in severe pain
That is risking other people's lives. He should have asked a family member or friend to drive him.
@@ohsweetmystery agreed
why didnt he ask someone else to drive him?
Maybe this is why my parents took me in asap instead of calling an ambulance.
And the bills at least $7,000. Also, it takes time for the ambulance to get there in time for you to get there. Compared to you just making one trip to the hospital you'll get there faster.
Thats horrible. I wish this family all the best.
It is honestly insane to me how often somebody can call 911, and they don't show up, or they take forever to show up because they don't think it's important.
I cannot tell you how many times I've had to call the police... and they either don't show up, or they take so long, that the incident is no longer happening.
The other night there was an almost hour-long fight, where people were screaming at each other.A guy was trying to break into a girl's house,she ended up coming outside and he ended up beating her on the front porch. I saw the whole thing happen from my window. She was able to get back inside, and then they were threatening to have somebody come with a gun, both of them were.... The cops took almost an hour to show up, by the time they got there, the whole incident had calmed down
I'm fortunate, two heart attacks and a stroke and an ambulance only five minutes away. We fund the critical matters in the PNW.
Great to hear. Just don't fund nonsense.
I do not understand why a baby wouldn’t be a priority to an ambulance call it’s a baby having seizures. Why wouldn’t that be a priority and what were the calls that took priority?
Relax, Columbo. Not for you to worry about 😂
I don't know about there, but here, if all are on calls, then neighboring areas, fill in.
Omg that is ridiculous! And super scary, I live in Knox County and couldn't fathom needing an ambulance and they never come 😢. I'm so glad the angels protected this sweet, adorable little boy and that he's okay. Prayers to the family! 🙏❤️
What is higher priority than a baby having seizures?
Feel better Beautiful Baby💙 Love and Comfort to the Family 🙏
Only psychopaths capitalize every word...
@@BeccaHetrick This is not a story to troll on, and your comment make zero sense. That's why you didn't get any likes.
Wow! To not have a system to call back people who are waiting ALREADY for medical help is very infantile, childish, and makes NO COMMON SENSE! With as much as they charge these days a red carpet should be rolled out. This is terrible.
Ya I know right 👍🏻
Childish? This baby could have died. What a stupid word to use.
@@lemonlime8949 Good golly Miss Molly! Are you not a native English speaker? It’s called a “play on words”. It’s a double slap to the ambulance company meaning they are less intelligent than the child. Get a grip!
@@lemonlime8949What a stupid childish response you gave. Sometimes it’s better to shut up.
So glad that baby is okay 😭
What exactly is higher priority than a child have a seizure? I wanna know
That must have been horrifying
This is why sometimes it’s faster to take your loved one to the hospital yourself
That’s crazy!
Time to sue them!
You have no legal Rights to an ambulance .
People have been waiting hours & even a day for first responders in the UK for at least a couple years.
They need to get amr ambulance service to be banned from doing their job and just have knoxville fire department with their own ambulance service
That's Scary To Think That Can Happen,They Should Be Held Accountable For That Situation And I Hope Your Baby Is Doing Ok.
Taxation without representation.
Care to explain that comment? Do you know what you're talking about?! 😂😂😂
@@BeccaHetrick taxes pays first responders and know one shows where's the representation. No different then politicians
I called ambulance a couple weeks ago they showed up in minutes
Yes well not everyone’s story is the same
AMR needs to have it's license revoked and put out of business! There are plenty of other companies that could be put in place.
in trinidad, you may wait 30 minutes or more, but atleast they come and its *free*
RIDICULOUS ‼️
Oh my you know in some places it takes 20 mins to even get through to 911
This city has a big problem, the mayor needs to take care of this asap
Smart nd Godly choice decideing to take tne baby to the hosptal themselves they did exactly the right thing ´ the right thing and nothing but the right thing
I live in Oregon, we also have AMR along with the same issues. Now I'm wondering how many other states have AMR along with the same or other issues.
What a disgrace .
🙏🙏🙏
Listen. I just recently addressed the county commission regarding fire and emergency services. Our county leaders are failing us.
Also, I posted a link in the previous comment that points to the video recording of the meeting, but my comment was removed.
That is awful! Wth happened to the EMT's? I wouldn't have waited any longer. 40 minutes? That's crazy! I would have taken my child myself
That’s ridiculous! Emergency 🆘 means EMERGENCY 🚨 FIX OR MOVE! (As a cardiac patient, I would, but as a parent I’d move immediately)
😢
System is completely collapsing. It will get worse
They should have better protocols in place
The ambulance service is a joke. My mother fell and busted her head in the house. They never turn down one siren to take her to the hospital she could’ve died and My Son was following behind the ambulance in the truck. Crazy.
I hope your mom is doing better now.
I'm So Sorry Brother, I Hope Your Mom Has Made A Full Recovery ❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Sirens don't make the trip any faster. It warns traffic 😑 when needed. Or makes the patients worry more.
This is why the ppl you would want on the job are quitting 🙄 or no longer going into this field. Learn medicine yourself, since you know everything
I doubt the news organization will see this, but hopefully they do. There are so many predators out there, it's best to not show babies feet. There's way too many creeps out there, who will clip this video, and do disgusting things with it.
Short staffed?
What about mutual aid???????????
They should have called him back. And I do not believe the story that the ambulances were all out on calls. This should be investigated because they could have called him back and said he's going to have to get in the car and go somewhere or find somebody to take you. They need more ambulances then
This is so sad. They need to step it up.
That's messed up no one showed up not cool at all the ambulance company needs to pay the price regardless
How about instead of blaming the ambulance service, you blame the people who call for ambulance's when they don't medically need one? That's the real reason why they don't have trucks available for real emergencies.
Very sad. The amblance company was out making money.
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I'm sorry, but can you get a reporter that actually knows how to say the word ambulance? The way she says it is so inappropriate for this type of story. She says ambalance.... Maybe use her for a funny story about ambulances? Not one about a baby that could have died because the ambAlance never showed...
This is a wake-up call to all who are considering a prepper lifestyle.
It's time to get off the fence.
Medical/First-aid training should be one of many skills to build immediately.
Our infrastructure is being overwhelmed by the open borders alone.
Remember that it may be you or your family members in need of medical assistance.
There are multiple opportunities to learn valuable skills free of charge in most cases.
Create a community "Mutual Assistance Group" in your area.
Let's be proactive!