IPSS Medical Rescue responded to reports of a drowning at a hotel in Scottburgh on the KZN South Coast.
On arrival of paramedics, it was established that a 5-year-old girl got into difficulty whilst swimming in the hotel pool. On-site clinic staff performed CPR and managed to successfully resuscitate the child.
She was stabilised on scene and transported to a nearby hospital under the care of an IPSS Medical Rescue Advanced Life Support paramedic.
This is the second near-drowning incident today. Once again, early CPR prevented a more tragic outcome.
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