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Man unable to pee after having 3 beers, and other weird 995 calls received by SCDF
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Noor Syafiq
Posted on 15 October 2018 | 3,082 views | 8 comments
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Home Affairs, Mr Amrin Amin, shared a list of weird 995 calls received by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) in a Facebook post on Oct 13, in a bid to urge members of the public to be more responsible when calling the hotline.
The list included a caller requesting for an ambulance after he found that he could not urinate after having three beers, a caller who woke up with a headache, a caller who had a toothache, a caller with sore eyes and a caller who needed to go to the hospital for a blood test.
"I asked SCDF for a list of weird calls they received on 995," said Mr Amrin.
"They gave me that.
"When an ambulance attends to a non-emergency case, someone with a severe condition, such as cardiac arrest, could be deprived of much-needed medical help.
"995 is for serious, life-threatening emergencies.
"A minute can make a difference between life and death."
He explained that for non-emergency cases, members of the public should instead request for a non-emergency ambulance.
"For non-emergencies, go to a clinic or contact 1-777 for a non-emergency ambulance," he added.
He advised members of the public to be responsible when calling 995: "It could be you needing that 995 ambulance, so spread this message.
"Be responsible!"
The Facebook post has since garnered more than 900 likes and 50 comments on Oct 15.
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Noor Syafiq
Posted on 15 October 2018 | 3,082 views | 8 comments
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Home Affairs, Mr Amrin Amin, shared a list of weird 995 calls received by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) in a Facebook post on Oct 13, in a bid to urge members of the public to be more responsible when calling the hotline.
The list included a caller requesting for an ambulance after he found that he could not urinate after having three beers, a caller who woke up with a headache, a caller who had a toothache, a caller with sore eyes and a caller who needed to go to the hospital for a blood test.
"I asked SCDF for a list of weird calls they received on 995," said Mr Amrin.
"They gave me that.
"When an ambulance attends to a non-emergency case, someone with a severe condition, such as cardiac arrest, could be deprived of much-needed medical help.
"995 is for serious, life-threatening emergencies.
"A minute can make a difference between life and death."
He explained that for non-emergency cases, members of the public should instead request for a non-emergency ambulance.
"For non-emergencies, go to a clinic or contact 1-777 for a non-emergency ambulance," he added.
He advised members of the public to be responsible when calling 995: "It could be you needing that 995 ambulance, so spread this message.
"Be responsible!"
The Facebook post has since garnered more than 900 likes and 50 comments on Oct 15.
