I WAS delighted to read in The Bunyip (Life Support, November 9), that the local ambulance service is to receive another ambulance and crew.
This ambulance service is in constant use and not a day goes by when I hear the ambulance going out to an emergency. That is not including all the other calls for help and trans- fers from nursing homes and hospitals.
Last Sunday I became unwell needing assistance. The paramedic came first to my aid, while the ambulance became available.
I was treated with the utmost care and consideration and was transported to Gawler hospital. I was there for about 7.5 hours and during that time I saw these ambos in and out constantly.
The Gawler hospital ED was busy and I was put in a corridor for my treatment. This isn’t a complaint with Gawler hospital or staff as they wanted to keep up to the in- come of patients.
So I would like to say a big thank you to the ambulance service, nursing staff in the hospital, my friends and to the staff at Willaston Hotel who I believe did all they could for me until help arrived.
Also on a second issue, a few weeks ago there was an article about shopping trolleys which is my nightmare when I walk in the parks, and drive around. I have seen many trolleys left around Clonlea Park and pushed into the river.
When parking in shopping centre car parks trolleys are left in places that are so dangerous, and when backing out it is hard to see them.
People are just too lazy to take them to the trolley return areas. I have noted that I never see an Aldi shopping trolly as they use the coin system where when returned you get your coin back.
Elizabeth Wilds,
Willaston
