Netcare 911 rushed to the scene of an accident in the Mount Vernon area this morning. On arrival they found that a vehicle with 5 children and a female driver were hit on the side and their... Read more
It is appropriate that on Youth Day in South Africa, we also reflect on road safety for this vulnerable generation. The first global assessment of road safety has found that almo... Read more
I have come across this nice photo of the son of one of my friends on Facebook! I am pleased to confirm that he was not operating the vehicle and I thought it might be a good i... Read more
The clever answer would be that a 5 year old is not criminally accountable. The best answer would be to punish the parent and to create some awareness in the minds of both parent... Read more
A traumatised father who police say accidentally drove over and killed his two children moments after he saw them falling out of his bakkie is receiving counselling with his wife. Ja... Read more
Former Springbok captain Corne Krige’s brother-in-law drove over and killed both his children in a freak accident, Beeld newspaper reported on Tuesday. The children, Phillip, o... Read more
Last night at around midnight Netcare 911 rusged to the cuttings beach in Merebank for a child that had fallen from a concrete wall into the canal from a height of about 6 meters . I... Read more
Traditionally the summer season shows a dramatic increase in the number of drowning/near drowning emergencies that paramedics are called to attend to. The past summer has been one of... Read more
This afternoon Tuesday 12 May 2009, Netcare 911 paramedics attended to two separate shooting incidents that occurred minutes apart. The two incidents appeared to be linked and bystan... Read more
Every time I receive accident notifications with the message of serious head injuries to children, I ask my self –“Were they buckled-in?” and “Were they sitting in child re... Read more