Accident on Westbury Avenue?

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Permalink Reply by Tom Laz Bisley on August 24, 2012 at 18:28

There were a lot of police and the road was cordoned off outside shops on Lordship lane and the corner of the Roundway, just here around 5pm  https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=westbury+avenue+london+n22&hl=...

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Permalink Reply by Lesley Ramm on August 24, 2012 at 19:19

Apparently an elderly man was in collision with a vehicle there around that time and air ambulance was on site

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Permalink Reply by ryan forsyth on August 24, 2012 at 19:51

seriously an air ambulance?? wtf its not like it was on the side of a mountain, why not send a regular ambulance ??? and we wonder why theres no money in the nhs??

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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on August 26, 2012 at 12:00

Don't worry Ryan. The London Air Ambulance service is a charity mainly funded by sponsors and the helicopters are provided by Virgin.
Also, the Haringey Independent describes the elderly gentleman as being in a serious condition due to head and arm injuries.

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Permalink Reply by ryan forsyth on August 25, 2012 at 7:29

So there's no room to get an ambulance down the road, even though all roads have traffic jams but cars move aside when they hear sirens allowing ambulance through. As they have done everywhere. No room for an ambulance but landing a helicopter, yep plenty of room?
Please !

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Permalink Reply by Taz Gray on August 25, 2012 at 8:32

I didn't see these replies. Normally I get an email notification but I guess something's gone wrong. It was an elderly man who had sustained a slight cut to the side of his head from a wing mirror of a white van. I think police were trying to determine if the driver was going too fast and so was unable to slow down or stop in time. Let's hope the gentleman is okay. 

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Permalink Reply by Milda Rami on September 1, 2012 at 22:14

Its silly to moan 'thats where NHS money is going' without double checking whether HEMS is indeed NHS funded. Its not! :) 

Either way, they get dispatched every time there is indication the patient might qualify for a major trauma triage tree. Stabbings, traffic collisions, etc. These guys do amazing job and can get the patient from scene to major trauma center much quicker than your average ambulance crew (who usually arrive first and stabilize the patient prior to helicopter doctors' arrival). 

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