Did you lie about or grossly exaggerate your symptoms? - no Did you follow first-aid procedure and apply relevant self-help or seek the appropriate level of medical assistance? - I'd imagine so, I distinctly remember being told at all the various first-aid courses I've done that if someone has chest pains and there's no obvious cause (eg someone just hit them in the ribs) you should be on the safe side and call 999. If you'd checked the NHS website it would have told you to call 999. If you'd phoned your doctors' surgery they probably would have told you to call 999. With chest pains they don't really take chances. So that's not exactly wasting time.