Archive for the ‘Land’ Category

Accident with lawn mower leaves man with traumatic injuries

[Hillcrest - 21 March 2012 at 14H25] A man believed to be in his early fifties is in a critical condition after sustaining severe traumatic injuries to his leg after his sit on lawn mower over turned and caused him to fall at his residence in Hillcrest this afternoon. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene [...]

Reminder of Safety on World Head Injury Awareness Day

The World Head Injury Awareness Day is to remind us on how we could reduce accidents and brain injuries and it looks at the number of people who have suffered from a mild concussion to severe brain injuries. The following four areas in which brain injuries occur are: Accidents – this could be from a [...]

Construction worker injured in Brackenfell

BRACKENFELL 19 March 2012, 09:00 One man sustained injuries this morning after falling approximately five meters from a scaffolding at a construction site near the Cape Gate shopping mall. The cause of the incident is unknown at this stage. When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene they found the man, believed to be aged in [...]

4 year old Girl falls 6 stories from apartment

BLOEMFONTEIN 14 March 2012, 07:00 A four year old girl sustained serious injuries earlier this morning after plummeting six stories from a apartment building in Navilsig. The cause of the incident is unclear at this stage, but the four year old was allegedly playing in the apartment when her parents heard the sound of breaking [...]

Western Cape Education Department endorses Boksmart to make rugby safer in schools

The South African Rugby Union’s (SARU) National Rugby Safety Programme, BokSmart, has been endorsed by the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) to make rugby safer in schools. This is the first endorsement of its kind for BokSmart and ensures the programme is recognised at schools level, which is where the correct values and principles of [...]

Paramedics Help Deliver Twin Babies On The Side Of The Road

[DURBAN – 07 MARCH 2012 AT 08H00] ER24 paramedics from Durban were called to a woman that was about to give birth on the side of the road of the N2 just past the Umgeni Road in a motor vehicle this morning. The paramedics arrived on the scene and found the woman outside of the [...]

Suspected rhino poacher killed in Kruger National Park

SA National Parks rangers shot dead a suspected rhino poacher and wounded two others at the Kruger National Park on Tuesday, the Hawks said. “Park rangers noticed four men crossing a river at the Kruger Park and ordered them to stop. The men allegedly shot at the rangers who then returned fire,” Colonel McIntosh Polela [...]

Hawks confirm 3 rhino’s were dehorned in Eastern Cape on Friday morning

A rhino has been killed and two of the creatures critically injured after poachers struck in the Eastern Cape on Friday morning, the Hawks said. The attack took place on a game farm near Kenton-on-Sea, Hawks spokesperson McIntosh Polela said. “Rangers at the Kariega Game Farm were patrolling this morning when they found three dehorned [...]

Nominate your South African Hero!

Centrum(r) Guardians.  Nominated by industry players for industry players. Emergency Services personnel have hard jobs. You know this. Your team and your crew know this. This is your chance to tell the public! Nominate an individual or a team for their exceptional work and give them the recognition and rewards they deserve! The Centrum(r) Guardian [...]

Block Of Flats Gutted by Fire

[DURBAN – 23 FEBRUARY 2012 AT 07H30] Emergency personnel in Durban were called to a block of flats on Adrain Road, Windermere this morning after reports came in that it was on fire. When emergency personnel arrived on the scene, they found the residents standing outside on the road. The whole top floor of the [...]