Sorry to hear about your missus @Stan bet that was scary... my missus had something similar happen to her about 10 years ago now, I was getting ready to leave for work one morning and she stood up to give me a kiss goodbye and while we were cuddling something cracked in her neck and she just collapsed unconscious, lucky for both of us that my hugs are super huggy ones and I managed to stop her falling to the floor.. Back then the ambulance was pretty quick getting there not like it is now, they were there in about 20 minutes..
A couple of years back I accidently stabbed myself in the wrist with some gardening secateurs ( I was fighting off a wild bear or some shit like that ) anyway, my wrist was pissing blood like a tap and when the missus called the ambulance they said it would be up to 2 hours before they could get to me!!! My neighbour kindly took me up there straight away and I had to sit in the emergency for an hour with my arm held above my head before they got to me..
Our services are in dire shape these days.. I might go as far to say I think it's a long term Tory plot to run it into the ground and then try and bring in the same type of system the Americans use saying it's the only sensible solution to the problem...