Responders in the rain.
Ambulance services are measured on the time it takes from receiving a 999 call to the vehicle arriving at the patient's location. It should take 8 minutes for the ambulance to arrive if the call is life threatening or an emergency.
All 999 calls are given a colour code – red, amber or green – like traffic lights.The colour code that your call is given depends on what is wrong with the patient.
Red calls - Immediately life-threatening situation.
Amber calls - Life-threatening or serious.
Green calls - Not serious or life-threatening.
Wellington, Somerset, UK.
Responders in the rain.
Ambulance services are measured on the time it takes from receiving a 999 call to the vehicle arriving at the patient's location. It should take 8 minutes for the ambulance to arrive if the call is life threatening or an emergency.
All 999 calls are given a colour code – red, amber or green – like traffic lights.The colour code that your call is given depends on what is wrong with the patient.
Red calls - Immediately life-threatening situation.
Amber calls - Life-threatening or serious.
Green calls - Not serious or life-threatening.
Wellington, Somerset, UK.