Neil Asquith said his son Lucas was playing with his teammates for Sheffield North End at Colley Park on Thursday night (May 27) when one of the players was tackled and landed on his knee.
He said he called the ambulance at 7:31 p.m., immediately after the incident, but was told they would have an ambulance call him back.
And it wasn’t until 10 p.m. that they heard from the paramedics.
“Before that, Lucas’s mother kept calling the ambulance two or three times to find out where the ambulance was. They told us there were a lot of emergencies so they couldn’t. give us time.
“The paramedics finally called back after 2 hours and 20 minutes and asked if we could get in the car (to go to the hospital).
“We said no, it is impossible because (my son) is in agony and we are not taking any risk by moving him. He is no longer a little boy, he is 6ft 1,” he said. -he declares.
The 52-year-old said the ambulance finally arrived at the park at 2:25 a.m. and paramedics informed them they had had a busy night.
He said: “Three paramedics came with a stretcher and something to support his leg. By then it was already freezing. We only had our shorts and t-shirts.
“Paramedics said they had been to Barnsley before and it was a very busy night. After that we were told our son had to wait outside the ambulance before being treated at 10 am the next day.
“In total, he had to wait around 2 to 3 p.m. (just to get treatment) … I never thought it would be seven (for the ambulance to arrive). Even an hour is long.”
However, he said it was not the paramedics’ fault and he believed emergency services needed more funding so they could have more ambulances on standby.
He said his son is now recovering at home and walking on crutches.
“He is now on crutches and he has the kneecap in place,” he said.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust has been contacted for comment.
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Source: www.thestar.co.uk
This notice was published: 2021-06-05 07:00:43