A BRITISH man who “accidentally” glued five plastic cups to his head put in a desperate call to 911 seeking medical attention.

It’s also worth noting that unlike in the United States, but perhaps to the delight of Herman Cain, British emergency calls are placed to “999.”

“All 999 calls are treated as an emergency. That means a call-taker has to go through a series of questions to establish the facts of an incident,” said a spokesman with the emergency center. “Handling requests which are clearly not an emergency means a call-handler is tied up, when they could be dispatching an ambulance to someone genuinely in need.”

The emergency center said they received nearly 1,200 emergency calls on “Black Eye Friday,” a 20-percent increase over the usual caller traffic. The NEAS has been publicizing the non-emergency calls to help educate the public on when it is appropriate to request immediate medical assistance.

(SD-Agencies)