Listen: A scary hedgehog and a drink of water…the 'shocking' reasons people have called 999
Lost keys, a scary hedgehog, booking a taxi home, or wanting a drink of water - these are just some of the reasons people have called the West Midlands Ambulance Service.
As part of a week-long awareness campaign, the service will be releasing audio clips from 999 calls to highlight the shocking examples of inappropriate calls.
Jeremy Brown, West Midlands Ambulance Service's General Manager responsible for it's Emergency Operations Centres, said: "My control room staff are currently dealing with around 3,000 999 calls a day.
"Despite us being an emergency service, it's truly shocking what people consider to be appropriate to call 999 for.
"We're here for genuine life-threatening emergencies such as chest pains, cardiac arrests and difficulty breathing."
