Mr. Robert Morton:

That is a very good question. First, we have a safety netting process where we call back the patient to make sure his or her condition is not deteriorating. If there is an indication the patient's condition is changing, we will then upgrade the call and reprioritise a resource that might be on another call in the area at that time. We will also try to find a first response available. There may be a manager in the area. However, in extreme circumstances, we will look to other emergency services, as well. We will call the Garda. If it is a cardiac arrest, the Garda may have an automated external defibrillator, AED, in the boot of the car. We try to do various things to safeguard a patient in those circumstances.