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Medical fraternity in the WC says its all systems go this festive season

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert The Western Cape Department of Health has confirmed that they have several measures in place to deal with the expected influx of emergency cases over the festive season. With emergency medical services expecting to respond to an average of 60,000 calls in the province between 15 December and 15 January, Luke Albert, spokesperson to Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo said the department is fully prepared and expects […]

today14 December 2023

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Paramedics leapt to safety as chopper careered around hospital roof: report

Two paramedics aboard a helicopter careering in circles on a hospital roof didn't hang around and hope for the best. The pair hurled themselves out of the Agusta onto Paarl Hospital's helipad — one injuring himself in the process —  while the pilot battled to control the pirouetting helicopter. Once the pilot shut down the engine, he also leapt out of the aircraft while the rotor blades were still spinning. […]

today24 April 2022

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‘Communities must help us protect EMS workers’

The high-risk dangers posed to emergency medical workers have been thrust back into the spotlight, with fears that the situation is now at crisis point. On Wednesday morning, a 7 year old boy died while enroute to Red Cross Children’s Hospital, after the ambulance he was travelling in was held up at gunpoint by armed robbers. Faigon Mitchell was injured in a head-on collision on Tuesday night, when he travelled […]

today9 November 2017

Local

8-year-old patient dies as ambulance robbed

An eight-year-old boy was confirmed dead on Wednesday morning after the ambulance he was being transported in was ambushed on the N2 highway near Borcherds Quarry in Cape Town. The ambulance, which was on its way to the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, was held up by gunmen and robbed. Emergency services spokesperson Robert Daniels said the child died because of the delay caused by the attack. "Unfortunately, the […]

today8 November 2017

Local

Our paramedics are suffering – Western Cape EMS

The two Cape Town paramedics who got caught in an attack on their police escort in Gugulethu this week, previously had guns pointed at them, an EMS spokesperson said on Friday. “They are not military trained, they are not security personnel, they are just medical health professionals,” Emergency Medical Services spokesperson Robert Daniels said on Friday. “Quite honestly, EMS people are suffering.” He said he did not expect to see […]

today26 August 2017

Local

Attacks on EMS staff highlighted at Stakeholder Forum

Despite being employed to save lives, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel in recent years fallen victim to criminals and gangs on the Cape Flats. As a result, residents’ access to the vital service has been compromised, with EMS unable to enter volatile areas without the assistance of law enforcement. In a bid to assess the impact that attacks has had on EMS services in the Western Cape, the Standing Committee […]

today19 April 2017

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