SCDF Reveals 5 Weirdest 995 Calls They’ve Ever Received & Some Are Really Immature

If you’ve ever worked in as a hotline operator before, you’d know that their jobs aren’t as easy as most people think.

In fact, it can be harder.

I mean, you can’t exactly swear at the guy on the line because your teleconversation’s being recorded, even if he deserved it.

But you know what’s worse?

If you’re a police or emergency hotline operator.

Because you’d have to handle every call with seriousness, even if you know the other guy’s just fooling around with you.

The topic: 5 weirdest reasons people dialled 995.

On 13 Oct, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs Amrin Amin uploaded a post on his Facebook page.

In his post, he said that he had asked SCDF to provide him with a list of “weird calls” through the emergency hotline.

And this was what he was given:

• Caller called 995 because he was unable to urinate after 3 beers.
• Another dialled 995 because he woke up with a headache.
• A caller said he had a toothache.
• He needed to go to the hospital for a blood test and called 995. 
• The caller asked for an ambulance due to sore eyes.

The fourth one just sounds like he doesn’t know who to call for a ride after Uber left Singapore. 

Ambulance Services in S’pore Actually Costs Money

If you insist on using the emergency ambulances as your joyride, just know that they’re going to hit where it hurts the most: your wallet.

Most Singaporeans think that ambulance services are free. But that’s if the case is really an emergency.

If your case is deemed a non-emergency? You’ll be charged S$274 for the ride.

Ouch.

Plus, just because you arrive in an ambulance doesn’t mean you’re going to get priority when it comes to treatment.

A&E departments treat patients according to their severity.

Call 1777 For Non-Emergency Ambulance

Okay, fine, to be fair, most Singaporeans call 995 because they don’t know what other numbers to call.

If you belong to this group, keep this number in mind: 1777.

That’s the hotline for the non-SCDF ambulances, and the best part, they can send you to any hospital you wish.

SCDF ambulances will send you to the nearest structured hospital.

But putting aside all the penalties and extra costs, there’s one reason why we should stop misusing the emergency hotline.

And that’s being considerate for other Singaporeans.

After all, Singapore has a finite number of ambulances. For every one non-emergency case said vehicles are used for, it means there’s one less ambulance for emergency cases.

Here’s an example by our very own Premium Ah Lian (not, not the S-Hook Ah Lian: we’re talking about the original one):

You’re welcome.