In reply to dan bulman: having read Blood, Sweat and Tea by Tom Reynolds I think both the ambulance guys/galls and control do such a fantastic job with the limited resources they have. Glad your friend got good service.
I'm still aggrieved though as my first ride in an ambulance my sister was seriously ill. I fell asleep and the ambulance driver thought I was the ill child passing out and did the blues and two's through junctions - I missed the excitement of driving through red lights! Sis was ok btw.