Immediate Medical

MTB Accident in the Helderberg 22 January 2022

Just before 09h00 this morning the Immediate Medical emergency operations centre (EOC) received multiple calls for a mountain bike accident in the Helderberg farms area. 

One call was from Helderberg Crime Watch (HCW) who had a vehicle in the area (C4 and AM Security) and was sent to the scene while our EOC activated our advanced life support paramedics and rescue teams.

Due to the terrain and the 4x4 route to the patient, our ambulance remained at the bottom of the farm and the C4 (Charl) drove our crews and equipment to the patient with their 4x4 vehicle.

Once the crew arrived at the patient, they assessed and found he had sustained moderate to severe injuries. The patient was stabilised and hydrated by the Immediate Medical Paramedics while Metro Rescue and the Fire Department responded to the scene to provide additional resources.

Temperatures were already in the high 30’s due to the heat wave.

HCW member (Charl) and AM Security personal (T2 Officer Reinhart Strydom) assisted with various tasks to ensure a safe and smooth transport of the patient.

The additional resources were required to safely bring the patient down the mountain and through a 4x4 route to the ambulance waiting at the bottom of the route.

The patient was transported to a local hospital in a stable condition.

We would like to thank our ALS crew and EOC Dispatcher, HCW dispatcher (Cheryl) and C4 (Charl), AM Security personal (T2 Officer Reinhart Strydom), Metro Rescue, the Fire Department, the farmer and the people who called the incident in for the great work, coordination of resources and dedication to the patient.

Team work for the best interests of the patient.

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Influx of emergency calls

Immediate Medical has had a massive influx of emergency and non-emergency calls over the last few days, from patients, doctors, clients, other ambulance services and hospitals.

This influx of calls is for medical emergencies and the transfer of patients from one hospital to another.

We would like to assure our patients, clients and members, that even though you may experience a longer waiting time on your call answer, we will answer the call and assist where possible.

Our Membership clients, please remember to utilise your dedicated membership emergency line and reference your membership number, this allows for fast tracking of your emergency.

We have placed additional support vehicles on the road to assist in efficient patient verification and triage, which allows us to send out emergency ambulances to the most critical patients while ensuring other patients that we will attend to them.

We are aiming at placing 3rd dedicated day ambulance on the road in the Helderberg as soon as possible.

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Author - Graydon Norton - 31/12/2020

New Positions available at Immediate Medical - Start ASAP

Immediate Medical Private Ambulance Service has the following position openings at the Helderberg Branch.

2 x ILS (ANA / ECT),

2 x ALS (ANT / ECP)

Should you wish to apply, please complete the form in the link below.

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Passenger dies in horrific accident in the Helderberg

On the evening of the 15th December 2020, the Immediate Medical Ambulances were dispatched to an accident outside of Sir Lowrys Village.

The patient was entrapped in the vehicle and had sustained serious injuries. the crews activated the Metro EMS Rescue vehicle and Fire Department to assist on the case as the vehicle needed to be cut open to allow access for the paramedics to the patient.

After a long and difficult extrication, and despite the best care given to the patient, he was declared dead on scene by paramedics.

The driver of the vehicle was not found on the scene.

Thanks for the team work GB Med, ER24, Metro EMS, Metro Rescue, Fire Department.

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Image courtesy - Sir Lowry's Pass Community Group Facebook

Image courtesy - Sir Lowry's Pass Community Group Facebook

Driver hospitalised after bumper bash on N2

A drive of a motor vehicle was hospitalised after another vehicle hit them from behind.

The female driver sustained injuries in the collision which were severe enough for her to require hospitalisation.

According to bystanders the second vehicle tried to slow down but did not brake in time and collided with the vehicle in front of it.

Immediate Medical Private Ambulance Service transported 2 patients to local hospitals.

The exact cause is unknown and being investigated.

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Drowning at Strand Beach

At around 16h10 our Immediate Medical dispatch centre received a call from GB Med requesting assistance for a multidrowning in progress at Strand Beach.

2 swimmers were recovered and transported to hospital by Immediate Medical and GB Med, while a third was flown by the Air Mercy Helicopter (AMS) to Red Cross Children’s Hospital.

A fourth person is still missing and rescue crews are continuing to search the area.

Thanks to AMS, GB Med, SAPS, Fire Department, SAPS and all other services on scene.

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