A Perth man was left lying on the pavement for 40 minutes after an ambulance failed to arrive following a major seizure that saw him black out.
Bartosz Maroszek,35, was walking along the Crieff Road in the early evening of October 4 having just picked up his prescription from the Asda pharmacy when the trauma occurred. Bystanders rushed to the side of the former coffin-maker, with one placing him in the recovery position and another making a call for an ambulance.
However, one failed to turn up by the time Bartosz - who is six weeks into his recovery from major six-hour brain tumour surgery - regained consciousness, after which a second 999 call was made. However, the operator informed them that no ambulances were available and a friend, luckily at the scene at the time, had to drive Bartosz to Perth Royal Infirmary’s accident and emergency department.
