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Man calls for ambulance to perform DNA test because ‘partner cheated’

The man dialled 999 on New Year’s Day and was told the emergency service could not provide the test.
The man dialled 999 on New Year’s Day and was told the emergency service could not provide the test. The man dialled 999 on New Year’s Day and was told the emergency service could not provide the test.

A man called the emergency services on New Year’s Day asking for an ambulance to come to his home to perform a DNA test because his “partner cheated”.

The man spoke with an operator from North West Ambulance Service, which covers Cumbria, Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester.

In a recording of the conversation the operator asks the man “is the patient breathing” to which he replies: “OK, please I’m just ringing because my partner has cheated on me.”

– Operator: Right, listen to me is the patient breathing?

– Caller: Hello?

– Operator: Is the patient breathing?

– Caller: Everything okay, I want you ambulance to come to my house to go to do DNA test.

– Operator: Excuse me? Why?

– Caller: Because my partner has cheated on me.

– Operator: Right, OK this is an emergency service, we don’t do DNA tests.

– The man then tries to speak over the operator to which she responds: “Sir, listen to me, listen to me, this is an emergency line, we don’t deal with domestic cases and we don’t do DNA tests so I suggest you speak to somebody else.”

– Caller: Which number? Can I get a number please?

– Operator: I’ve not got a number for DNA tests I’m afraid.

– Caller: Thank you very much, bye.

– Operator: Bye bye.

The recording was posted to social media by the ambulance service, who accompanied the video with the caption “FFS – Friday fact share… Really though?!”

“We received almost 6,000 999 calls on New Year’s Day (that’s 33% more than usual),” the North West Ambulance Service wrote on Facebook.

“Needless to say, we didn’t send this man an ambulance but when we receive calls for anything other than a serious emergency, it wastes our precious time and resources.”