The community of Jika Joe informal settlement, just outside Pietermaritzburg are the real heroes this afternoon after finding a five day old baby abandon and lying in some grass behind some shacks. ER24 paramedics were called to the scene by the community after they found the young baby still fully clothed and wrapped in a [...]
The allegedly armed suspect who approached the workers this morning must have known that the men were receiving their weekly wages and decided to cash in on the event. It is believed that the men on a small holding were suddenly accosted by one man holding a gun, and when they tried to get him [...]
A good Samaritan was shot and killed this morning at a shopping centre in Lenasia. Shortly after 10:00 paramedics received an emergency call for a shooting incident at a local mall. ER24 paramedics that arrived on the scene found the area cordoned off with a man lying inside of it. The man believed to be [...]
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Tags: ER24, Lenasia robbery, robbery at Lenasia shopping centre 
No Comments »An alleged fight left five people in a serious condition outside a nightclub in the Durban CBD last night. Shortly after 22:00 paramedics from ER24 received the emergency call as a shooting incident. Once the paramedics arrived on the scene, they found a different incident. Five people were lying in the street with multiple stab [...]
A man is in a serious condition after been stabbed and robbed in Hayfields in Pietermaritzburg this afternoon. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the man seated on the grass verge near the road with his shirt completely soaked in blood. The patient by this stage was in a serious condition because of [...]
A 33 year old man has been left with serious injuries after he was allegedly shot in Oakdene, Johannesburg, this morning. ER24 paramedics were called to the mountain behind The Glen shopping center for a patient that had suffered suspected gunshot wounds after he was robbed of some of his property on his person. The [...]
Vitality is a leading wellness company that incentivises members for certain healthy behaviours. One of the ways that a member can earn points is by completing a CPR course every 2 years. For this a member earns 2 500 points per year. We are pleased to advise that ER24 is a provider of CPR training [...]
How easy will you be found by emergency response personnel in the event of an accident at home? This is something we seldom neglect in our safety measures at home – and ER24 has provided important advice on this topic: “Your pin number should be kept a secret, not your house number. Too often emergency [...]
Posted in Crime, Land Tags: ER24, house number, safety at home, visibility of house numbers No Comments »SA blood reserves are critically low just when they are needed most and it’s not just the annual increase in road accidents that creates demand. The National Blood Service says climate change is resulting in sunbathers sometimes needing blood if they stay in the sun for too long and get heat stroke. The service is [...]
The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) has called for more blood donations as supplies are urgently needed. The SANBS says the country needs 3 000 units of blood everyday in order to meet the demands of cancer and leukemia treatment, childbirth and gynaecological cases, among other needs. SANBS Chief Operational Officer Ravi Reddy says [...]
