Attacks on paramedics
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.
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CoJ criticised for withdrawing ambulance service to Cosmo City after attacks
The safety of emergency staff is back in the spotlight after three EMS members were attacked and an ambulance vehicle damaged while attending to a call at the weekend.
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Ambulance crew robbed at gunpoint in Soweto, CT paramedics attack condemned
The City of Joburg’s Emergency Management Services said they were attacked while responding to a call and their belongings stolen.
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Khayelitsha Development Forum concerned after armed robbers attack paramedics
Two paramedics were targeted while responding to a call in Harare on Saturday night.
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Two EMS crews attacked, robbed in Khayelitsha
The armed assailants fled with cellphones, wallets, wedding rings, radios and money.
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Two paramedics robbed at gunpoint in Khayelitsha
The criminals stole cellphones, wallets, wedding rings, radios and an undisclosed amount of cash.
