Yorkshire Ambulance Service is asking the public to think before you drink this Friday.
The service predicts it will receive more than 3,500 emergency and routine 999 calls on Friday 21 December 2018, dealing with up to 35% more calls than average.
In a statement, the service added that the last Friday before Christmas is a popular day for Christmas parties and often people finish work early and head out drinking with friends. They want people to drink responsibly to avoid putting unnecessary pressure on the ambulance service at its busiest time of the year.
Dr Steven Dykes, the Trust’s Deputy Medical Director, said “Whilst we are dealing with alcohol-related incidents that could have been avoided we are not available to respond to life-threatening emergencies.
“We acknowledge that many of the alcohol-related calls we receive do require an emergency response and whilst these 999 calls are not inappropriate they could be avoided. We simply ask that you think before you drink so you don’t spoil your own night by ending it in the back of an ambulance.”
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