Collapse

I'm often sent to a patient who has 'collapsed', sometimes this is due to a genuine medical condition - something like a heart attack, a stroke or diabetic problems. Often this is due to alcohol - the location and calltaker details often gives it away - the patient is in the street and the person who phoned for the ambulance cannot give us any details because they 'don't want to go near the patient', that or they are phoning for us from a bus or car.

'Drive-by calls' are normally for drunks...