Attacks on paramedics
Gauteng paramedics march against attacks by criminals
Kekeletso Lesesa, an emergency care officer based at the OR Tambo Memorial Hospital in Ekurhuleni, and her partner were mugged by three armed men while...
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WC paramedics deal with the trauma of being attacked on duty
Victor Labuschagne has been working in Emergency Medical Services for the past 30 years and despite falling victim to a violent attack, he maintains the calling offers many rewards.
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KZN Health MEC Simelane calls on police to find ambulance crew shooters
Two paramedics were ambushed near Estcourt in the early hours of Monday morning. One of the paramedics died in hospital, while the other is in a critical condition.
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KZN paramedic shot dead, another wounded while responding to Estcourt shooting
The two responded to a shooting on Sunday night when the ambulance they were in came under fire.
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Gauteng health dept calls on public to help stop ongoing attacks on EMS staff
In the latest attack, two paramedics were shot and wounded on Friday while responding to a crime in the Dukathole informal settlement in Germiston.
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WC paramedics face threat of attacks as they save lives amid COVID second wave
Eyewitness News accompanied paramedics late last week as they navigated often dangerous territory in their quest to save lives.
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A narrow escape: CT paramedic details being shot while on duty
Victor Labuschage was shot in the chest in Beacon Valley last Tuesday but fortunately, he was wearing his own bulletproof vest.
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WC records 68 attacks on medical emergency officials this year
On Tuesday morning, two paramedics were on a call in Mitchells Plain when they came under attack.
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CT paramedic saved by his own bulletproof vest while on duty in Mitchells Plain
The paramedic was shot in the chest, but fortunately, he was wearing his own bulletproof vest.
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WC authorities plead with public to protect paramedics after yet another attack
Two paramedics were on their way to pick up patients from the Khayelitsha Community Health Clinic on Monday when three men flagged them along Mew Way. They were then held up at gunpoint.
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2 ambulance crews attacked while on duty in CT amid lockdown
The Western Cape Health Department said since January, there have been 18 attacks on EMS officials.
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WC govt condemns continued attacks on ambulance crews
There were four attacks on paramedics in areas including Lavender Hill and Philippi at the weekend.
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CT paramedics attacked, allegedly by patient’s family
Two paramedics responded to a call in Surrey Estate on Saturday afternoon and they were assaulted allegedly by the patient's family.
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CT communities urged to protect EMS staff
Last weekend was the busiest yet, with ambulance crews racing to attend to over 6,300 incidents in the Western Cape.
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Patient attacks paramedics with paintball gun in KZN
On Thursday, the pair responded to a call in Durban, where a man had been stabbed in the stomach.
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Latest attack on Cape paramedics under investigation
The attack on a Metro EMS vehicle in Athlone brings to three the number of incidents involving ambulance crews over the past week.
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WC Health Dept concerned after EMS crews attacked over weekend
The Western Cape Health Department said that 26 EMS-related incidents were reported in 2019.
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Paramedics attacked in Nyanga escape unharmed
In the latest of 16 attacks on ambulances in 2019, paramedics who were ambushed in Nyanga had their belongings stolen.
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Samwu backs Joburg EMS decision to suspend services to Cosmo City
The city's EMS made the announcement after paramedics were attacked at the weekend while they were treating a patient.
