Why YSK: If you’re injured or ill but it’s not life or limb threatening and you decide to call an ambulance thinking it’ll be faster and you’ll be seen first… WRONG. Ambulance crews very frequently will advise the hospital staff that you “can wait”. Then we’ll plop you into a wheel chair and push you into the waiting room with everyone else.
Congratulations! You actually just learned about triage.
When we called an ambulance for my wife, they were able to diagnose her on the way in and she went straight into a room for immediate care. It was urgent.
Ambulances are not a Fast Pass to be seen. They’re medical care on the way to the hospital.