Footballer forced to wait nearly an hour for treatment for broken leg
A footballer from South Queensferry was left lying in agony for nearly an hour after suffering a horror leg break.
Berwick Rangers star Ousman See was playing in a Scottish League Two match against Montrose on Saturday when a challenge from Links Park midfielder Terry Masson left him screaming for help.
The former South Queensferry High School pupil broke his tibia and dislocated his ankle.
His suffering was prolonged by waiting 48 minutes for an ambulance to show.
Paramedics then issued pain relief and treated the striker for 15 minutes. It took six people to lift him on to a stretcher before play resumed following a 70-minute delay.
Dundee’s Ninewell’s Hospital is the closest major hospital to Links Park with the crew facing a 30-mile trip to arrive at the scene.
Speaking from his hospital bed, Ousman, 23, said: “It was a shambles that it took so long. I was in pain and needed to get to hospital. I was worried too that it could be getting worse if it wasn’t treated soon.
“I would expect an ambulance to be at the game actually. In other grounds, like when I played for Edinburgh City, there were always paramedics there.
“I couldn’t move or anything and it wasn’t a nice experience.
“The staff who did turn up were really good actually and took me to Dundee Hospital.”