Two-hour ambulance wait for elderly man who sustained head injuries on pavement in Cork City

The fall occurred at the entrance of Farranlea nursing home, where he is believed to be a resident.

Two-hour ambulance wait for elderly man who sustained head injuries on pavement in Cork City
Tue, 20 Aug, 2019 - 14:16
Anna O’Donoghue

An elderly man was left waiting two hours for an ambulance after he fell on a pavement in Cork and sustained head injuries.

The fall happened at the entrance of Farranlea Road Nursing Unit, where he is believed to be a resident, in Wilton which is only six minutes drive from Cork University Hospital.

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CourtsPlace: Cork CityPlace: FarranleaPlace: CorkPlace: WiltonPerson: Caroline McCarthyPerson: Patricia MessingerPerson: CarolineOrganisation: Farranlea Road Nursing UnitOrganisation: Cork University HospitalOrganisation: National Ambulance ServiceOrganisation: CUHOrganisation: CorkUniversityHospitalCUHEntrance020119_large.jpgOrganisation: INMO Trolley WatchOrganisation: FarranleaOrganisation: HSEOrganisation: Farranlea House Nursing UnitOrganisation: Advanced Medical Priority Dispatch SystemOrganisation: AMPDSOrganisation: National Emergency Operations CentreOrganisation: NEOC
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