Man critical after falling five metres
A man was left critically injured after he fell five metres from a supermarket rooftop in Fochville, South Africa.
A man was left critically injured after he fell five metres from a supermarket rooftop in Fochville, South Africa, on 16 March.
ER24 paramedics were returning to their base when they were flagged down by the patient’s colleagues. The man was found lying on the floor, being treated by some first aiders from the supermarket.
On assessment, the paramedics found that the man was in a critical condition, with serious injuries to his head and back. They treated the patient and provided him with advanced life support interventions. He was later airlifted by an ER24 helicopter to a private hospital in Johannesburg for further treatment.
Mandy Langfield
Mandy Langfield is a Director of Palladium Media Partners and former Publishing Director at Voyageur Group. She has written extensively on international travel and health insurance, medical assistance provision, and air medical transportation. She was Editor of AirMed&Rescue from December 2017 until April 2021. Her favourite helicopter is the Chinook, having grown up near an RAF training ground.