Lives put at risk without vital A&E units

I APPLAUD the comments made by Dr Cliodhna Donnelly (Letters, July 12).

Two weeks ago, a very close family member had to be rushed to hospital with a potentially life-threatening haemmhorage, resulting from an adverse reaction to a commonly prescribed anticoagulant medication.

Fortunately, as we live within a 10-minute ambulance drive of Cork University Hospital, she was seen immediately by the excellent A&E staff, who eventually managed to control the loss of blood.

I just wonder what would have been the outcome for a patient in similar circumstances in Roscommon this week?

Could the decision makers responsible please give a clear and “spin-less” answer to this simple question?

Or has the price of life in Ireland now become so cheap?

Margaret Mulderrig

An Caislean

Ballincollig

Co Cork