Firework celebrations put paramedics at increased risk

The London Ambulance Service (2019) issued a statement following an incident near Finsbury Park involving an ambulance on its way to an emergency being targeted with a firework. On Saturday 2nd November 2019a, the firework exploded near the windshield, forcing the vehicle to swerve and perform an emergency stop. The ambulance was on a blue light call. The London Ambulance Service (2019) condemned the attack, stating that this could have delayed the ambulance crew in getting to a patient in need of urgent medical attention, and that it was fortunate a patient was not in the back as it could have harmed them. The paramedic who was driving the ambulance said:

‘This was a close call for me and my crewmates as a firework was aimed towards our ambulance and exploded as I drove on blue lights and sirens to an incident.