On Time for Brain Surgery
This morning at 10h30 a member from the JMPD's Accident Investigation Unit came across a motor vehicle accident on the M1 highway after the 11th Avenue off ramp. Three vehicles collided into the back of each other. No one was injured, but the cars couldn't drive any further.
A family of three in a red corolla sustained severe damage to the rear of their vehicle and had to be towed. The Metro Officer quickly learned that the family were on their way from Potchefstroom to Pretoria's Little Company of Mary Hospital for an emergency brain surgery. One of the occupants of the vehicle was scheduled for a brain surgery at 11h00 in the Pretoria Hospital.
ER24 agreed to transport the patient with Metro Police escort through to the Little Company Of Mary Hospital. The family with all their belongings, were quickly loaded into the vehicles. Metro Police cleared the free way and ER24's ambulance, along with their rapid response unit rushed the patient off to Pretoria.
In the meanwhile, ER24's control room notified the hospital of the patient's ordeal and vehicles from Pretoria were placed on standby next to the N1 highway. The Johannesburg vehicles met up with the co-ordinated vehicles from Pretoria and quickly got the patient to the hospital.
Due to excellent team work and communication the patient was booked in and ready for preparation at 11h10. Fortunately none of the occupants sustained any injuries, but were also assessed en route to the hospital in Pretoria.
This is not a usual standard of operation, but could have changed the outcome between life and death.
Good luck and all the best to the family involved. ER24 Johannesburg and Pretoria along with Johannesburg Metro Police wishes you a speedy recovery.
A family of three in a red corolla sustained severe damage to the rear of their vehicle and had to be towed. The Metro Officer quickly learned that the family were on their way from Potchefstroom to Pretoria's Little Company of Mary Hospital for an emergency brain surgery. One of the occupants of the vehicle was scheduled for a brain surgery at 11h00 in the Pretoria Hospital.
ER24 agreed to transport the patient with Metro Police escort through to the Little Company Of Mary Hospital. The family with all their belongings, were quickly loaded into the vehicles. Metro Police cleared the free way and ER24's ambulance, along with their rapid response unit rushed the patient off to Pretoria.
In the meanwhile, ER24's control room notified the hospital of the patient's ordeal and vehicles from Pretoria were placed on standby next to the N1 highway. The Johannesburg vehicles met up with the co-ordinated vehicles from Pretoria and quickly got the patient to the hospital.
Due to excellent team work and communication the patient was booked in and ready for preparation at 11h10. Fortunately none of the occupants sustained any injuries, but were also assessed en route to the hospital in Pretoria.
This is not a usual standard of operation, but could have changed the outcome between life and death.
Good luck and all the best to the family involved. ER24 Johannesburg and Pretoria along with Johannesburg Metro Police wishes you a speedy recovery.
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