Brickbat: Waiting on Hold
Dispatchers told him both times that no ambulance would be sent right away because they were busy. Instead, they said a clinician would call him back. A clinician tried to reach him an hour later, but he didn't answer, and an ambulance wasn't sent until almost three and a half hours after his first call.
- ▪Dispatchers told him both times that no ambulance would be sent right away because they were busy.
- ▪Instead, they said a clinician would call him back.
- ▪A clinician tried to reach him an hour later, but he didn't answer, and an ambulance wasn't sent until almost three and a half hours after his first call.
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| Publication time | Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:20 +0000 |
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Public Health Brickbat: Waiting on Hold Charles Oliver | 7.28.2026 4:00 AM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/07/B-Hurton-7-27-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="Brian Hurton" alt="Brian Hurton | Hurton Photography/Facebook" /> (Hurton Photography/Facebook) Brian Hurton died alone in East Kilbride, Scotland, after calling 999 twice, complaining of severe breathing problems. Dispatchers told him both times that no ambulance would be sent right away because they were busy. Instead, they said a clinician would call him back.
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