Have you ever had to dial 999?

d.anthony · 18-09-2010 05:16PM #1

Just came across an article about some wee girl who had to phone an ambulance for her mum and I got to thinking that in 20-odd years of life, I've never had to dial 999... (touch wood)

So, anyone here had to make that call?

Mint Sauce · 18-09-2010 05:18PM

once, for a fire.

kelle · 18-09-2010 05:18PM

I've been working 18 years in a hospital, and last Wednesday I had to call Cardiac arrest for the first time ever - same thing! It always happened there was somebody else nearer the phone in the past.
Everything went fine thank God!

SadieSue · 18-09-2010 05:19PM

Nope, hope I never have to because here its 911.. I don't know what 999 would get me :pac:

brummytom · 18-09-2010 05:19PM

Yeah, a few times. Once when we got a message off my nan in the middle of the night saying she was bleeding, we weren't sure if she'd managed to call an ambulance or not; so we did; once when some lads kicked down our fence for the millionth time, and a few times when we've got broken into.

smallgarden · 18-09-2010 05:20PM

once on way home from night out,witnessed guy crashing motorbike so called for ambulance,it arrived nearly an hour later!was surprised at the length of the delay!

18-09-2010 05:20PM

i dialed 112 for a building fire before, so no, i never had to ring 999.

Local-womanizer · 18-09-2010 05:20PM

The only time it looked like we I had to call 999 I just called the Hospital directly itself and everything was ok in the end.

18-09-2010 05:22PM

Yes, once. Few years back I was sitting at a bus stop when this bunch of teenagers walked over and were being really really noisy. They were shouting and laughing and just being normal teenagers. One of them, a girl, starts walking funny and they all think this is hilarious. She gets down on her knees and they laugh harder. Then she lies down on her front and they're on the ground pissing themselves with laughter. One says, "oh she had too much drugs" and they all laugh.

Then one of them starts screaming. There's blood coming out her nose and her mouth and she's unresponsive to when they try to move her. I call for an ambulance and just as it pulls up she regains consciousness. At which point most of her friends run away.

They would rather not get in trouble than make sure she's OK. Friends me arse.

matrim · 18-09-2010 05:23PM

I used to work for a company making phone software. I had to run tests on emergency numbers and was very quickly dialing 999 and hanging up, thinking it wouldn't connect so everything would be fine.

I did this about 3 or 4 times, then got a call back on the number from a guy from the emergency services who called me to check did we have an emergency. Needless to say when I told him what was happening he wasn't impressed

mikemac · 18-09-2010 05:25PM

Yeah, hotel night porter

Place getting trashed one night and me on my own
Two squad cars there within minutes and a lot of the residents kicked out of the lobby to the car park in the rain to cool off before their details got taken

Good result.

Rycn · 18-09-2010 05:25PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Yes, once. Few years back I was sitting at a bus stop when this bunch of teenagers walked over and were being really really noisy. They were shouting and laughing and just being normal teenagers. One of them, a girl, starts walking funny and they all think this is hilarious. She gets down on her knees and they laugh harder. Then she lies down on her front and they're on the ground pissing themselves with laughter. One says, "oh she had too much drugs" and they all laugh.

Then one of them starts screaming. There's blood coming out her nose and her mouth and she's unresponsive to when they try to move her. I call for an ambulance and just as it pulls up she regains consciousness. At which point most of her friends run away.

They would rather not get in trouble than make sure she's OK. Friends me arse.

Pfft bog people....

18-09-2010 05:26PM

Rycn wrote: »

Pfft bog people....

That has something to do with my story because ....? They weren't Irish, all the teenagers involved were African.

Actual Paramedic · 18-09-2010 05:27PM

Apparently there is a figure, like on average a person will dial 999/112/911 at least twice in their lifetime.

Remember that the emergency number is for police, fire, ambulance, lifeboat, coastguard, mountain rescue etc

The 999 call goes to a dedicated call centre for answering these calls and redirecting them to right service in the right county/location. It was run by Eircom but has recently changed to BT.

Herbal Deity · 18-09-2010 05:27PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab8GtuPdrUQ

Rycn · 18-09-2010 05:27PM

Deleted User wrote: »

That has something to do with my story because ....? They weren't Irish, all the teenagers involved were African.

Ok

Superbus · 18-09-2010 05:27PM

Actual Paramedic wrote: »

Apparently there is a figure, like on average a person will dial 999/112/911 at least twice in their lifetime.

Remember that the emergency number is for police, fire, ambulance, lifeboat, coastguard, mountain rescue etc

The 999 call goes to a dedicated call centre for answering these calls and redirecting them to right service in the right county/location. It was run by Eircom but has recently changed to BT.

I suppose you would know.

Local-womanizer · 18-09-2010 05:27PM

Rycn wrote: »

Pfft bog people....

Most likely yea,I mean every time I sit at the bus stop outside the Bog I always see drug crazed farmers stumbling about after cutting the turf!

Biggins · 18-09-2010 05:28PM

Yes.

Roomic Cube · 18-09-2010 05:36PM

once for a fire and once as a ran away from 2 knackers who were trying to **** me up

Creamsoda · 18-09-2010 05:43PM

Twice this summer, first when one of the junkies living in an apartment under me got locked out and when he couldn't wake the other junkies up by attempting to kick the door down he set off the fire alarm in the whole building. Then about 2 weeks later when I came home and found 2 of the alcoholics from another 1 of the apartments kicking the living sh*t out of the same junkie. One of the alcoholics had a big kitchen knife so I called the cops and in less than 2 minutes later about 8 cops ran in with guns and kicked them all out! Then that evening the junkies apartments went on fire(turns out the lady junkie had been cooking when they got thrown out and the cooker went on fire). I wasn't home when that happened though so I didnt call 999 that time. Was an eventful few weeks.

Local-womanizer · 18-09-2010 05:45PM

Creamsoda wrote: »

Twice this summer, first when one of the junkies living in an apartment under me got locked out and when he couldn't wake the other junkies up by attempting to kick the door down he set off the fire alarm in the whole building. Then about 2 weeks later when I came home and found 2 of the alcoholics from another 1 of the apartments kicking the living sh*t out of the same junkie. One of the alcoholics had a big kitchen knife so I called the cops and in less than 2 minutes later about 8 cops ran in with guns and kicked them all out! Then that evening the junkies apartments went on fire(turns out the lady junkie had been cooking when they got thrown out and the cooker went on fire). I wasn't home when that happened though so I didnt call 999 that time. Was an eventful few weeks.

Sounds like a delightful area you live in! :pac:

ronanphilip · 18-09-2010 05:46PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT4NOe4vtoM

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 18-09-2010 05:48PM

My aul man used to work in a bank in a tiny little rural town and we lived in "the bank house", which was just a house attached on to the office of the bank.
Was a sweet deal really, free house, power and phone etc and the house shared the same phone number as the bank.
Well I was only a young fella and I think someone had just told me about 999 so I rang it and hung up about 10 times in a row and went to bed. I was woken up by the sirens and the blue lights....

Pops wasn't pleased

Novella · 18-09-2010 05:55PM

Yup, twice.

Once when I was four, my dad was making breakfast when he collapsed and had a seizure. I'd been told before by my parents what to do if it ever happened 'cause my dad is epileptic, so I wrapped him in my My Little Pony duvet and called an ambulance.

The second time, I was sixteen. My dad had a seizure whilst driving me to school. I stopped the car and called an ambulance.

18-09-2010 06:05PM

ronanphilip wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT4NOe4vtoM

Awww. That's so cute. Love the fact the guy was actually going to help him too.

faceman · 18-09-2010 06:19PM

Yeah in a frantic moment. Funny how you think you would be so prepared for making the call but when under pressure you go to crumbly biscuits

FreudianSlippers · 18-09-2010 06:26PM

Once when my grandad had a heart attack. He lived because I can use a phone. Epic win.

Lone Stone · 18-09-2010 06:34PM

About 4 time's i think hmm

starbelgrade · 18-09-2010 06:38PM

I have a few times.. the last time was yesterday. I was driving from Ballaghadareen to Castlebar & had to ring the guards to tell them that a load of cows had escaped onto the N5 and were blocking the road.

-Corkie- · 18-09-2010 06:59PM

Whats 999. I live in equador...

Have you ever had to dial 999?

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