Woman ‘was left in pool of blood’
Unconscious 62-year-old ‘waited in freezing conditions’
A WOMAN who fell unconscious in a pool of freezing wet mud, blood and vomit had to wait more than an hour for an ambulance to arrive, it has been claimed.
The 62-year-old, from Llanelli, who has asked not to be named, was discovered in her distressed state by a man near Dafen Row.
He explained how he thought she was “dead” or “dying”, and how she was eventually treated for “hypothermia, head injuries, breathing difficulties and dehydration” on Sunday evening after he made seven 999 calls for help.
A WOMAN who fell unconscious in a pool of freezing wet mud, blood and vomit had to wait more than an hour for an ambulance to arrive, it has been claimed.
The 62-year-old, from Llanelli, who has asked not to be named, was discovered in her distressed state by a man near Dafen Row.
He explained how he thought she was “dead” or “dying”, and how she was eventually treated for “hypothermia, head injuries, breathing difficulties and dehydration” on Sunday evening, but not until after she had been forced to wait for an ambulance to arrive.
The man, who has also asked not to be named, said: “I believed that an ambulance would take less than five minutes to attend, especially as the temperature had dropped to 1C.”
He said that when no ambulance arrived after a while, he made a second emergency call.
A police constable and a PCSO then arrived at the scene to help, he claimed, and he said he made five further 999 calls to the Welsh Ambulance Service.
It is believed that the woman was later taken to Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen for treatment.
The 65-year-old man claimed: “The underreaction to the emergency by the ambulance service is diabolical.”
A spokesman for the Welsh Ambulance Service said, following the incident: “The Welsh Ambulance Service sets itself very high standards for the delivery of all its services to our patients.
“Should any patient, or relative want to raise a concern about response times or treatment, it would be thoroughly investigated and any findings or recommendations shared.”