Baby girl dies at petrol station
WILLIAM NICOL - Baby dies at petrol station and paramedics take the brunt.
Emergency services company Netcare911 issued a press release following claims by a distressed community member accusing paramedics of callousness after a baby died at a William Nicol petrol station yesterday afternoon.
The call was placed to 702’s Xolani Gwala during the afternoon show. The emotional caller claimed that paramedics refused to transport the one-year-old to a clinic after she was declared dead on the scene following resuscitation efforts. The woman described the efforts of the child’s Parents and others on the scene to persuade the paramedics to transport the baby girl to Sandton Clinic, and said that the distraught parents eventuall took the child to the clinic in their own car.
The call prompted extensive responses on Twitter, including one listener who defended the actions of the paramedics, tweeting; @gwalax “This woman talking putting paramedics in a negative light doesn’t know the FACTS. Fact is the paramedics tried their best to resus that baby. When it’s a child or baby we work for as long as possible to attempt resuscitation. As the lady said – the baby was declared dead. And unfortunately the law PROHIBITS ambulances from transporting dead bodies. And when a paediatric is involved, foul play is always a consideration and due process must be followed. This process includes the SAPS coming to the scene, conducting a full investigation and it become their duty to remove the body. It is unfortunate for the baby to have died, BUT the paramedics did NOTHING wrong. Understandable from emotive perspective, BUT we must respect that Emergency Services have PROTOCOLS that must be followed.”
@gwalax This lady talking putting paramedics in a negative light doesn't know the FACTS. Fact is the paramedics tried their best to resus
— Max (@Wanna_be_Medic) August 27, 2014
@gwalax that baby. When it's a child or baby we work for as long as possible to attempt resuscitation. As the lady said – the baby was
— Max (@Wanna_be_Medic) August 27, 2014
@gwalax declared dead. ANd unfortunately the law PROHIBITS ambulances from transporting dead bodies. And when a paediatric I involved, foul
— Max (@Wanna_be_Medic) August 27, 2014
@gwalax play is always a consideration and due process must be followed. This process includes the SAPS coming to the scene, conducting a
— Max (@Wanna_be_Medic) August 27, 2014
@gwalax full investigation and it become their duty to remove the body. It is unfortunate for the baby to have died, BUT the paramedics did
— Max (@Wanna_be_Medic) August 27, 2014
@gwalax NOTHING wrong.
— Max (@Wanna_be_Medic) August 27, 2014
Netcare 911’s Chief Operations Officer Craig Grindell confirmed that paramedics had responded to a call at 4.44pm, reporting a little girl who was not breathing, and rushed to the scene where they commenced resuscitation efforts. Grindell stated that the paramedics on the scene unfortunately decided that, after significant deliberation, during which resuscitative efforts continued, the baby was declared dead. Grindell further said that the paramedics did take the girl and her family to Sandton Clinic, but efforts to save her life were unsuccessful.
Thank you Craig Grindell for clearly articulating the real world, and hopefully saving our industry from another Media witch hunt! #sadcase
— Victor1 – Balfie (@bryanbalfe) August 28, 2014
According to Grindell, the circumstances under which ambulances may carry deceased patients vary, but in general ambulances are considered emergency vehicles and do not transport patients to the morgue.
Firstly, let me point out that this article is full of vicious lies. How do i know this? The baby’s mother (I won’t refer to them by first name to respect their privacy) is a dear friend of mine. It took Net care 25 minutes to arrive at the scene. Their head office is nearby. The baby was still breathing. Paramedics felt it necessary to play on their phones amidst resuscitation, but failed. Had they been there earlier, things could have been very different! @gwalax…you feel it necessary to raise concern that paramedics are always depicted in a negative light…I wonder why that is. Most people I know, including myself, have had a negative past with paramedics. I must say, you are quite heartless. A baby has died and most of your response was about how paramedics were portrayed. Shame on you!
This happens a lot all arunod the world actually. In Sweden and France for example, muslims will sometimes fake a fire or medical emergency in order to literally ambush state emergency services such as firefighters and EMTs. And they’re known for putting graffiti up in their neighborhoods (really muslim enslaves or mini-sharia states) that say things like Kill a Police Officer Go to Paradise . They do it for several reasons I imagine.1) Pure hatred of non-muslims.2) Often state emergency services in Western countries are staffed by both males and females. The idea of males and females working together in the same vehicles is highly offensive to them because it goes against sharia.3) State authorities are views as just that authorities of the state. And muslims believe that any government which isn’t ruled by muslims and sharia law is an insult to islam and God and therefore must be opposed and destroyed.That’s my best guess.