Brain seizure man left lying on Perth street for 40 minutes after ambulance no-show

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A Perth man was left lying on the pavement for 40 minutes after an ambulance failed to arrive following a major seizure that saw him black out.Bartosz Maroszek (35) was walking along the Crieff Road in the early evening of October 4 having just picked up his prescription from the Asda pharmacy when the trauma occurred.Bystanders rushed to the side of the former coffin-maker, with one placing him in the recovery position and another making a call for an ambulance.However, one failed to turn up by the time Bartosz - who is six weeks into his recovery from major six-hour brain tumour surgery - regained consciousness, after which a second 999 call was made.However, the operator informed them that no ambulances were available and a friend, luckily at the scene at the time, had to drive Bartosz to Perth Royal Infirmary’s accident and emergency department.The Scottish Ambulance Service has since apologised to Bartosz.He said: “For more than 10 minutes I was out.“I remember walking up from Asda and I lost consciousness [from an aura seizure].“I had an eye witness from the studio nearby and she was the first on the scene to put me in the recovery position.“Then another person stopped who happened to be a friend of mine and she phoned for an ambulance.“Once I regained consciousness I was told what happened and told them to phone again and I gave them my CHI number, the hospital number, because I am six weeks after major brain surgery.“After the first call they said to keep me still so I was lying on the pavement for about 40 minutes overall and they never came.“After the second call they said they had no available ambulances and suggested someone to take me to PRI by themselves.”Bartosz added: “Even the nurses were wondering ‘how