On December 30, 2016 at approximately 08:30 whilst Emer-G-Med paramedics were attending to a critically injured patient on the N1 North by Old Johannesburg Road, in Centurion, one of the Advanced ECG Monitors (valued at approximately R150000.00) was stolen from the closed ambulance, allegedly by two personnel from another ambulance service.
Paramedics opened a case of theft with the South African Police Services and an investigation surrounding the events ensued.
The investigation later revealed that two “medics” who could be identified as employees of CareWell EMS (a smaller ambulance service in the Midrand area) had stolen the monitor and placed it in their ambulance.
The South African Police Services arrested the two “medics” on charges of theft and possession of stolen property (names cannot be disclosed due to ongoing investigations).
Thankfully the extremely valuable and life saving piece of equipment has been recovered.
Emer-G-Med find this behaviour unacceptable and will aspire to annihilate this type of behaviour from the EMS as a profession.
Emer-G-Med thank the South African Police Services for their outstanding performance in recovery and arrests made.
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