Amy Stubbs – Thursday 11th April 2024 – 9.20am
A man has been taken to a Major Trauma Centre with potentially life-threatening injuries following a stabbing in Handsworth this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called at 12.14am to Whitehall Road and sent two ambulances, a paramedic officer, MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic to the scene with the first resource arriving in 6 minutes.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman says: “On arrival, crews found a man with critical injuries.
“Ambulance staff immediately began administering advanced trauma care before he was conveyed on blue lights to hospital.
“MERIT travelled on board to provide continued treatment en route”.
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