Life Entabeni Staff Dean Sigamoney, Jade Cigarmoney and Natsaha Naidoo enjoy the educational trauma response simulation. Photo: Nia Louw
IN honour of World Trauma Day, Life Entabeni Hospital hosted an Emergency Demonstration to demonstrate to attendees what protocol is followed by emergency paramedics and police units during an emergency situation. The demonstration took place at Life Entabeni Hospital on Friday, October 14. The simulated situation was a motor vehicle accident involving two cars and three victims. Paramedics and police followed the usual protocol that is used during a car crash for attendees to observe. Life Entabeni Hospital, in conjuction with SAPS, MediResponse and Citimed Ambulance simulated a trauma response situation with a motor vehicle accident involving two cars and three victims, and paramedics and police followed the usual protocol that is followed during a car crash for attendees to observe. Photo: Nia Louw At 09:45, emergency personnel were dispatched to attend to the scene. In addition to the ambulance services and South African Police Services (SAPS) being dispatched, the fire department was in attendance to utilise the Jaws of Life to extract the occupants of the vehicles. Once the victims were extracted from the cars, Medi Response and Citimed Ambulance transported the victims to the hospital emergency unit as they would during a real-life emergency. ALSO READ: Aweh! Find out what’s popping in Durban this weekend Grade 11 students from St Henry’s Marist Brothers College were also present to watch the simulation to learn about the dangers of road travel and the importance of commemorating World Trauma Day. St Henry’s learners Tatum Pierce, Kayla Tully and Xhanti Netanyahu at Life Entabeni Hospital for the educational trauma response stimulation for World Trauma Day. Photo: Nia Louw World Trauma Day emphasises the importance of saving and protecting a life during the most critical moments and preparing and applying critical measures to deal with and avoid trauma fatalities. Fire Department team; Abdul Jadwat, Thabani Biyela, Jabulani Mncwango, Grace Manago and Leigh Usher on scene at the World Trauma Day commemoration and display at Life Entabeni Hospital. ALSO READ: Morningside jazz concert takes you through the decades The day highlights the increasing rate of accidents and injuries that cause death and disability across the world, and the need to prevent them. It also focuses on the critical-care role of effective pre-hospital trauma care during the life-threatening moments after a crash, when efficient emergency services can have a significant impact in minimising injuries and trauma fatalities.
