Some drivers do give in and then veer again behind the emergency, acting as though they are traveling in the “express street.”
” This is very dangerous”, Nazri warned. ” If the ambulance ( driver ) jams ( on the ) brakes, … you’re going to hit the ambulance, especially if you’re tailgating”.
Then there are non-emergencies, making up about 10 per share of 995 calls each month, or 50 calls a day on average. They delay EMS ‘ response to actual situations, where every minute is important.
Since last year, the SCDF businesses heart has been screening 995 calls more carefully, dispatching ambulances only when there are real emergencies, such as dizziness, excessive bleeding, loss of consciousness, big traumas, seizures and strokes.
Those with non-emergency problems, such as headaches, bloating, coughs, diarrhea, headaches, little fires and toothaches, will not be prioritised or conveyed to doctor.