Emer-G-Med attended to a call at the popular shopping destination just after 08:00. “On arrival at the scene, it was established that a male, approximately thirty years of age, had fallen from a height of approximately three storeys.” The man was is in a critical condition, said Emer-G-Med. “Advanced Life Support intervention was needed to stabilise him before he was placed onto a mechanical ventilator to assist him in breathing,” said the emergency service.
The injured man was airlifted by Netcare911’s aeromedical helicopter to a specialist facility for the necessary care that he required. “The reason for the fall and the events preceding it are unclear and will form the subject of a South African Police Service investigation,” Emer-G-Med said.
