On Thu, 4 Jun 2015 18:47:42 +0100, ARW wrote:

It might have taken Alton Towers 11 minutes to call for an ambulance

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33011347

but surely that was just to give the teenagers time to take selfies and
post on facebook, twitter and snapchat etc before the ambulance crews
arrived.

Maybe but:

" ... ambulance crews said the 999 call was not made until 14:08."

"Crews from the West Midlands Ambulance Service arrived on the
scene at
14:35 ..."

27 minutes for the ambulance(s) to arrive. Nearly half an hour of
selfies... But isn't 27 minutes some what outside the target response
times?

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Cheers
Dave.