A pair have slammed a 20-hour await an ambulance which left it too late for a vital scan to diagnose the issue.
Shanice Robertson, 30, had a match and collapsed in husband Scott’s arms.
They waited 20 hours for the ambulance however by the point mum-of-two Shanice arrived at hospital, medics mentioned it was too late for a scan to disclose what triggered it.
Now she has needed to give up her driving licence as a result of the well being emergency went undiagnosed.
Scott, 29, branded the ready time “inexcusable.”
He informed how his spouse had “handed out in my arms and began becoming and shaking.”
He added “I managed to lie her down on the ground. I referred to as for an ambulance at 3.16pm. My spouse had by no means had seizures earlier than and it lasted about 20 seconds.”
North Lanarkshire Council employee Scott mentioned he needed to wait in a queue earlier than he was even in a position to get linked on March 13 however the name handler informed him she would ship assist immediately.
He added: “She requested me one other couple of questions on Covid and mentioned she had up to date the system.
“She then mentioned there was nobody out there presently to come back out.
“I assumed we might perhaps wait an hour however after two hours handed, I referred to as again and so they mentioned they have been nonetheless arranging assist however that there was nonetheless nobody out there.”
The couple, of Greengairs, close to Airdrie, had each been identified with Covid-19 days earlier than the collapse.
Scott mentioned: “The ambulance service referred to as me again at 8pm and I mentioned I used to be actually anxious about her as a result of she had slept for the reason that seizure and it was very uncommon for her to sleep 5 hours in the course of the day.
"She additionally appeared very wanting breath. However they only mentioned they have been sending assist. They informed us to not go to A&E as a result of we had Covid.
“An ambulance arrived at 11.15am on March 14 – 20 hours after I had first referred to as.
“She was taken to the medical receiving unit at College Hospital Monklands and had bloods taken and a CT scan however they requested her why she had waited so lengthy to go to hospital.
“They mentioned she ought to have been there inside the hour. Nothing confirmed up on the CT scan as a result of it was too lengthy because it occurred.
“Medical doctors couldn’t consider how lengthy we had waited for an ambulance.”
Shanice was saved in in a single day and allowed residence the following day.
Scottish Labour well being spokeswoman Jackie Baillie mentioned: “That is but extra proof our ambulance service is in want of serious extra assets.
“The assets given by the Scottish Authorities are for historic shortages – they haven’t taken account of stress on providers brought on by the pandemic.
“Folks mustn't should be ready for 20 hours for an ambulance.”
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman apologised and mentioned: “On the time of the incident, we have been at our highest stage of escalation in Lanarkshire on account of excessive demand, coupled with prolonged hospital turnaround instances and employees absences on account of Covid-19.”
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