A Kerry mother is calling for more resources to be given to run the ambulance service after a 3-hour wait for assistance for her baby son who was experiencing breathing difficulties.
Paula, who is a nurse from the Killarney area, called the ambulance after her 5-month-old baby boy's airway became blocked.
Her baby had a bad cough and became unresponsive and stopped breathing.
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Paula managed to free his airway, but called the ambulance around 3pm as she feared it may happen again due to his ongoing cough.
She waited three-hours before contacting the NAS again and was told they were over an hour away.
Paula eventually drove her son to University Hopsital Kerry herself:
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