The boy had been playing for Blackburn United’s Under 16 team when he was injured
A 15-year-old West Lothian football player had to wait two agonising hours for an ambulance to arrive after dislocating his kneecap while playing for his local club.
Nearing the end of the game, the player hyper-extended his leg while clearing the ball from his half. He was left lying prone on his back on a wet pitch, writhing in agony with a dislocated knee. An ambulance finally arrived two hours after the initial call. Meanwhile a heroic off-duty ambulance worker took it upon themselves to come to the youngster’s aid.
He said: “It’s awful to see such a young, promising football player in so much pain on a cold, wet pitch and I feel incredibly let down by the ambulance service as a whole. It was really clear to see how bad his knee was and I had to call four times just to explain how extreme the situation was.
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