Gauteng: At 16H05 Tuesday afternoon Netcare 911 responded to reports of a falls in Erasmuskloof Pretoria.
Reports from the scene indicate that an adult male had fallen approximately two and a half meters from a roof landing on his back.
The patient was found to have sustained neurological injuries and was treated on scene by a Netcare 911 Emergency Care Practitioner.
Due to the nature of the man’s condition, a Netcare 911 helicopter ambulance was activated to airlift him to a specialist facility for the care he required.
Shawn Herbst
Media Liaison Officer
Netcare Limited
Netcare 911
Suite 102, 1st Floor
Umhlanga Medical Centre
321 Umhlanga Rocks Drive
Umhlanga Ridge
4320
South Africa
GPS Co-ordinates: S25°59’40.14’ E28°7”14.859’
In Other News – Gauteng artists and athletes still waiting for their Covid-19 relief funds
A war is looming between the Gauteng’s Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation department and the DA over the delay in the payment of the Covid-19 relief funds for artists and athletes in the province.
The bickering escalated on Tuesday morning as a number of potential relief fund recipients were asked, through an SMS, to wait for much longer to receive their payments.
In the SMS addressed to the artists and athletes, it says: “Dear Gauteng Relief Fund applicant, The Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation hereby extends a sincere apology on the delay of your Gauteng Relief Fund application. learn more