[Belfast 14 April 2012 17:00]
ER24 crews were called in to assist with the treatment of a man who had suffered extensive burns at an alleged house fire in Belfast this afternoon.
The local provincial services had collected the patient from his home where it is believe the fire had started. At this stage the details surrounding the cause of the fire are not known, but the man was in need of urgent medical attention due to the extent of burns he had suffered in the fire.
The paramedics on the ambulance had covered the man’s wounds and dressed them in Burnshield, while the Advanced Life Support paramedic from ER24 had placed him on life saving external respiration equipment to keep the man breathing. Paramedics made all attempts to stabilised the man while they transported him to Midmed hospital in Middelburg for further care.
The man was handed over to the hospital staff in a critical condition.
Vanessa Jackson, ER24