24/10/2026
FALL FROM HEIGHTS
21 October 2026 08:00
Lombardy
Pretoria East
Emergency services responded to a trauma incident this morning involving a patient who fell approximately 8 meters from a roof. Reports from the scene indicate that the patient also struck a wooden beam during the fall.
The patient sustained critical injuries during this incident.
The patient was stabilized on the scene by multiple emergency medical services before being handed over to the Netcare911 Aeromedical helicopter to be airlifted to a Level 1 specialist trauma hospital in Johannesburg.
Wishing the patient a speedy recovery
VEMRU - Volunteer Emergency Medical Response Unit
Netcare911
Emer-G-Med (Pty) Ltd
ER24 EMS (Pty) Ltd.