Chief Fire Officer Ditney Downes is asking men across the country to stop smoking and take COPD seriously, revealing that every emergency related to this lung disease handled by the fire service so far has involved male patients. Downes said that respiratory emergencies are putting a lot of pressure on ambulance services, and most of these calls are due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). “In 2025, we responded to 13,170 ambulance c…
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