Our son is a young man who has Down Syndrome, respiratory failure and a tracheostomy. He became unwell in December and had respiratory problems and low sats.I phoned 999 and was reassured by the Controller during our wait for the Ambulance crew.
He was taken at once to A&E in Causeway where he was taken straight away into resus and given immediate treatment and excellent care. He was then taken to Antrim Area hospital where he stayed for three days until he was admitted into the Resp Ward. He was discharged a few days later. They cared for all of us and that made a stressful situation much easier.
At the end of December he became unwell again and was taken by ambulance to Causeway and was taken again into resus where he was treated again.
He stayed in A&E until the start of January and was discharged home.
"Excellent care"
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