Quick, dial 99 ... oh, you're here.

In the UK a family is considering suing an ambulance trust after a man died, in hospital, two days after the ambulance was called, from severe brain injuries.

The ambulance showed up, as quickly as they could, to a call which suggested the patient was unconscious. The patient was not only conscious and seemingly uninjured, but violent, so the police became involved.

The daughter is accusing the ambulance crew of humiliating her father:

She said: "I agree with the accidental verdict, but in my mind it still does not take away the way my father was treated by the ambulance service."

Her husband said that suing the trust was a possible course of action. Beyond the allegation of mistreatment there seems to be the insinuation that, had the ambulance crew arrived slightly later, they would have had more information.

Erm, so what? Apart from the fact that extra information wouldn't seem to amke a difference in this case the guy was in hospital for 2 daye before he died. If there was more information to be had following the call I'm sure it would have come out then.

Add to that the fact that, even if there was an internal injury - possibly the cause of the violence - ambulance crews don't exactly carry round portable CAT scanners to check for these things. That's why they arrive as quickly as possible and take people to hospital if necessary.

If I'm ever back in the UK and need an ambulance, please come as soon as you can. I promise not to sue becuase you were too efficient.