Ambulance service's 'Mad Friday' warning

By The Newsroom
Published 20th Dec 2018, 13:41 BST
Updated 20th Dec 2018, 14:48 BST
The ambulance service is warning revellers to be careful on 'Mad Friday'The ambulance service is warning revellers to be careful on 'Mad Friday'
The ambulance service is warning revellers to be careful on 'Mad Friday'
As the region's party-goers are getting ready for a big night in the Christmas calendar, North West Ambulance Service is preparing for one of their busiest nights of the year and urging people to plan ahead to avoid unnecessary 999 calls this '˜Mad Friday'.

Last year, the ambulance service dealt with over 1,900 emergency incidents between 6pm on Friday, December 22, and 6am the following morning, an 11 per cent increase on the previous year’s ‘Mad Friday’ a number expected to be even higher this year.

One incident in 2017 involved a 22 year old intoxicated man who had collapsed outside someone’s house after calling a taxi to the wrong address and trying to get inside.

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