The uniqueness of the complaints by the majority of emergency workers is felt to be very annoying and a waste of time. Some problems are conveyed through actual emergency calls can sometimes resolve themselves and not have to hurry.
According to data from the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA), throughout 2011 recorded 100 male patients calling the emergency services only for pubic affairs. Not described more specifically what the problem, but did not rule out only a matter of hard erection.
Another trivial problem that many delivered through emergency services throughout 2011 is constipation or difficult bowel movements, which amounts to 637 calls. In addition, there are also 178 calls due to ear pain and 233 calls because of a toothache.
Outside of emergency calls with a complaint, there are also calls that are completely irrelevant for the paramedics. For example in one case, a man called an ambulance just to say he had just discovered a time machine.
Data collected by Esta was taken based on records incoming calls in the last 12 months, starting from October 2010 to October 2011. Quoted from Ninemsn, Sunday (01/01/2012), Esta received no less than 1,000 emergency calls.
Besides wasting time, an emergency call to be considered a trivial problem could endanger the patient in an actual emergency conditions. For example when ambulance runs out to deal with trivial problems, patients with serious life-threatening problems can not be helped.
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