Tag: scottish ambulance service

Scottish Ambulance Service splashes out on special “fat ambulances”

Deadline News Journalist - March 7, 2010

By Oliver Farrimond NHS SCOTLAND have spent almost ?200,000 on a fleet of specially modified “fat ambulances” to carry Scotland’s increasingly obese population to hospital. Health...

Lorry driver survives being thrown 30 feet after crash

Deadline News Journalist - February 25, 2010

By Rory Reynolds A DRIVER has survived a freak accident which saw him thrown through the windscreen of his lorry at 50mph. The man, who is...

Paramedics race to three crashes every hour as weather turns

Deadline News Journalist - February 24, 2010

By Rory Reynolds SCOTLAND’S wintry weather conditions saw mercy crews called to at least three road accidents an hour during peak periods yesterday. The Scottish Ambulance...

Sozzled swimmer sparks search

Deadline News Journalist - February 22, 2010

By Rory Reynolds A DOZY drunk sparked a search and rescue yesterday after he staggered into a canal. Emergency services were called to the Union Canal...