All your suggestions have my vote too mate, as Gordon said, all emminently do-able and sensible. I got picked up by an ambulance when I dislocated my knee. The crew didn;t get to me for half an hour (which is perfectly understandable, dislocated knees are not life threatening, but they are bloody painful!) When they arrived, they gave me some much welcomed entanox, which gave me enough pain relief so they could move me (whilst stabilising the knee as it was still dislocated and they tried, but couldn't get it back in.) When I got in the back of the ambulance, the entanox ran out, and they didn;t have any more, nor did they have anything else they could give me. Apparently there was a discrepancy in their morphine stocks and until that was sorted they weren't allowed to carry anymore. So, the 20 minute journey to West Mid was not a comfy one!