What does the emergency services/hospital do with an unconscious person?

Hi, the emergency services are on a call. There's an unconscious person who appears to have fallen down a flight of stairs. The person is slowly coming to. When asked, the person says they don't know what happened, but they have rib pain and are nauseous. The person keeps going in and out of consciousness….

Can I take the medication despite being allergic?

I have a penicillin allergy. My doctor has now prescribed me an antibiotic for my middle ear infection, which has a large label saying: “Caution if you are allergic to the antibiotic penicillin!” I asked him about it and he just said that it is urgently necessary for me to take this particular antibiotic because…

How many times have you been taken to the emergency room, etc., by ambulance or other means?

In fact, I was only taken to the emergency room once as a toddler. My reason was that I fell on my head on a staircase outside and suffered a laceration. I felt dizzy. I don't know any more than that, since I was only 5 years old. And with you?

May I do that?

Hello everyone and good evening😃 I'm getting my period again in 5 days and I'm really scared because I had a lot of pain during my last period. So my question is, should I go to the hospital/emergency room if I have really bad period pain? Or should I call the emergency service? Or can…

Blue light/emergency vehicles use local traffic lane in an emergency?

In large cities, a local lane has been created for trams and buses. These are tracks with cobblestones all around them that buses can also use, so they don't get stuck in traffic and can continue on their route. They've built it specifically for buses; otherwise, they could have installed a grass track. And as…

Emergency services/paramedics leave trash behind. Is this normal?

Good evening everyone, and unfortunately it's Christmas Eve, but as a native German I'm getting fed up with this miserable country. With all due respect, honor, and gratitude for first aid for people in need, what's going on here is the last straw, even though I understand and know that every second is precious. But…

Do I have to pay?

Hey, yesterday was the company Christmas party, and I drank a ton of liquor. I think I drank almost 17, I can't remember. I think that was really stupid. I'd never drunk alcohol before, or even just tried it once. Anyway, I was completely drunk. I took a taxi to the bar with my work…

Had a major overdose on speed + crystal meth – how would it have gone down?

Hello. Please read it all the way through – I'm currently 18 – and will be 19 in two months… but I'm still wondering about one thing – something I unfortunately can't undo… I had a very strong overdose on speed and the added crystal meth. At first, I didn't know that crystal was involved….