A former employee of a heart charity fought to stay conscious for 40 minutes while waiting for an ambulance after suffering a heart attack. The wife of Phil Moore, 50, from Maidstone, recounted his ordeal on the day it was revealed average ambulance waits for category two calls in England, which include suspected heart attacks and strokes, rose in September to 48 minutes.
Rachel Moore, 44, said her husband started to feel dizzy and got a heavy feeling while walking to the shops. “For me and for Phil, the next part of the story is the most distressing,” she said.
“He waited a couple minutes on the phone for the 999 call to be connected to the operator. When he did get through, he told them he was having a heart attack and urgently needed an ambulance.
