Another true-life event from my time in the Ambulance Service. I think only Wilma has see this one previously, so it should be new to most of you.
The missing leg
It doesn’t matter how much experience you have, you can still miss something. At the time referred to in this job, I had around 15 years experience working in emergency ambulances, and my colleague that night was also no new boy, having been in the job for about 10 years. So, with 25 years service between us, you think that we could get it all right, without schoolboy errors.
That night had been busy. Weekends usually were busier, especially in Central London. We found ourselves at the Accident and Emergency Department of St. Thomas’s Hospital, just south of Westminster Bridge, opposite the Houses of Parliament. This was not one of our usual haunts, but the level of work that night had pushed us across from West London, and we had finally ended up here. As soon as we became available, we received a call . It sounded…
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beetleypete 
Great post :), but as to be expected in this true story post, a very sad one 😦 I have a feeling too that the person with the severed leg must have died as well like you imply in the original post 😦 Anyway, keep up the great work as always 🙂
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He almost certainly died not long after we left him in the emergency room, John. The blood loss was critical.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Very sad, but that is life. I cant see blood. ;-( Michael
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Just as well you were not there then. There was a small river of the stuff running down the road. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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The ending caught me by surprise. I expected the leg to have crashed through someone’s window and to have landed in a couple’s bed.
“What’s this, Henry? Your third leg?”
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You are ‘on a roll’, David. 🙂 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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my heart sank reading through Pete. this experience, and many others, will certainly stick with you.
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They certainly do, Wilma.
Best wishes, Pete.
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One word: Yikes!
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Despite the traffic in London, we often saw many high-speed injuries. Some drivers and motorcyclists still treat the place like a racetrack.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Well that’s one for the books…,
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Yes indeed, Edith. Not something you ever forget, I assure you.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Legend!!!! 😀 (sorry 🙂 )
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It was certainly memorable, FR. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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