[phil21]

I feel you're being kind of disingenuous here ignoring the "and limb" part of his "life and limb" statement.

It's quite clear Basil would be calling an ambulance in your wife's situation - as there was significant risk in additional injury (the "limb" part of his statement) if not otherwise done.

Knowing medical professionals who actually work in the ED overuse of all emergency services - including ambulances - is embarrassingly common.

[josefresco]

“I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t sit down. I couldn’t even stand up straight,” said Nelson, who’s 30 and used to play semiprofessional football. He asked for an ambulance, but the on-call Tesla doctor said no – he could take a Lyft to the hospital instead."

Sure about that?

[blub]

Actually, according to the article they didn't want to call an ambulance for someone that couldn't walk, sit or stand straight (Stephon Nelson).

It's sad that we're debating whether an ambulance is needed for people with back injuries or mangled/broken fingers.