Just after 4.30pm on 20 June, EMER-G-MED paramedics were dispatched to reports of a maternity case at “the Lion Park Crossing”.
It is the intersection of the R114 and Malibongwe Drive in Nietgedacht near the Lion Park.
Advanced Life Support Paramedic – Jean Briedenhann, arrived on the scene just minutes after the emergency call. He found the soon-to-be mom lying on the side of the road in active labour.
Briedenhann immediately prepared his equipment to safely deliver the baby, while a passing ambulance (en-route back to Thabazimbi after a long distance inter-hospital transfer) was flagged down by bystanders.
The patient was rapidly loaded into the ambulance. Once in the ambulance, Briedenhann quickly and successfully delivered the baby boy.
The baby boy and his mom were confirmed to both be healthy and in a stable condition. They were transported by provincial ambulance crews to the Dr Yusuf Dadoo Hospital in Krugersdorp for further observations.
Details: Emer-G-Med, 086 100 7911.
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