Emergency medical response charity say they attended to 270 road traffic collisions since June 2023

Emergency medical response charity CRITICAL have said they attended 270 road traffic collisions since June 2023.

CRITICAL, which has volunteer groups across the country, said their responders have been tasked to a range of collisions in the last 14 months, ranging from collisions between cars, cars and pedestrians, and cars and e-scooters.

The charity has urged people to slow down and avoid distractions when on the roads this August bank holiday weekend.

CRITICAL is Ireland’s leading volunteer emergency response charity, with its mission being to save lives through a network of volunteer emergency medical responders.

They are tasked by the National Ambulance Service to respond to emergency 999 calls in their local area.

As they work or live close by, volunteers can get to a patient quickly to provide medical care while an ambulance is on the way.

South Wicklow GP, Dr Mark Ruddy, who previously worked as a flying doctor in Australia has been responding for CRITICAL since September…

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