The mother of a 14-year-old with cardiac issues thought her son was going to die at home after his lips turned blue and she was told an ambulance would take 45 minutes to get to them.
Marie, who is a nurse working in an emergency department, rang 999 in the early hours of Thursday morning when her son couldn't breathe and his oxygen levels dropped to around 60. The family live in the southeast and the teen needed to be taken to Crumlin Hospital due to his condition.
Speaking to Katie Hannon on RTE's Liveline Marie said she ended up calling the gardai for help and they blue lighted them down the motorway to the busy children's hospital. While her son is now home and improving, she said had they waited for an ambulance her son would not be alive today.
