One ambulance ghost story is about an old ambulance that was said to be haunted. People claimed to see a faint figure of a paramedic in the back, even though the ambulance had been decommissioned for years. Legend has it that a patient died in a tragic way in that ambulance and their spirit never left.
For me, it's the idea that the spirits are trapped in the ambulance. It's as if they can't move on from the place where they last were alive or where they died. In some stories, the ghosts seem to be reliving their last moments, which is really terrifying. You can almost feel their pain and fear. And the fact that ambulances are usually associated with life - saving, but in these stories, they become a place of the undead. It completely changes the perception of this usually positive vehicle.
One horror story could be driving through a blizzard to reach a patient in a remote area. The roads were icy and visibility was near zero. The ambulance was skidding all over the place, but the driver knew a life depended on them getting there. Another is arriving at the scene of a violent crime where the perpetrator was still there and threatened the ambulance crew. It was a really scary situation as they had to focus on saving the victim while also fearing for their own safety.
A funny ambulance story is when an ambulance rushed to a 'patient' who was actually a mannequin that some pranksters had set up to look like an accident victim. The paramedics were quite startled at first but then had a good chuckle when they realized it was a joke.
A memorable one is when an ambulance was called for a woman who fainted. But when they got to her, she woke up immediately and said she just wanted to see if the ambulance service was fast. It was really unexpected and funny.
There was this ambulance crew that got a call to pick up a patient who was supposedly very ill. When they got to the address, it turned out to be a little boy who had eaten too much candy and was just feeling a bit queasy. He was so cute, telling them all about his candy stash as they checked him over. They ended up just giving him some advice on not overeating sweets.
One story could be about a patient who wakes up in an ambulance during a long transport. They start to have a conversation with the paramedic, sharing their life stories and fears. It turns into a heart - warming moment of human connection in the midst of an emergency situation.
Sure. One time an ambulance was called for an elderly man who thought he was having a heart attack. But when the paramedics arrived, it turned out he had just eaten too much spicy food. He was so embarrassed but everyone had a good laugh.
One common element is mechanical problems. Just like any vehicle, helicopters can have engine or other mechanical failures which are extremely dangerous when you are in the air transporting a patient.