EMS-ambulansdienste in die Wes-Kaap, en oor die land heen, is hewig onderbeman. Dit plaas boonop ekstra druk op die plaaslike ambulansbeamptes wat Paarl en Wellington moet dien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens Deanna February, woordvoerder van EMS in die Wes-Kaap, ervaar die beamptes verskeie uitdagings wat buite hul beheer is. Dit kan lei tot ambulansdienste wat nie vinnig genoeg op al die noodoproepe kan reageer nie. Daar is altesaam drie ambulanse wat deur die hele Paarl moet werk, en net een voertuig wat Wellington dek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNasionaal is daar tans heeltemal te min ambulanse en EMS-personeel om in die behoeftes van inwoners van die land en die Wes-Kaap te voorsien. Dit is \u2019n voortdurende probleem met inagneming van die groei van die land se bevolking en siektelas wat nie beperk is tot EMS-werkers alleen nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMet die huidige pandemie aan die gang het gesondheidsbegrotings onder erge druk gekom en moeilike besluite moes geneem word, en word steeds geneem. Dit is dus onwaarskynlik dat die tekort aan EMS-personeel op kort tot medium termyn opgelos sal word aangesien dit afhanklik is van personeelbegroting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daar was onlangs klagtes dat ambulansdienste in twee gevalle nie vinnig genoeg op die oproepe van inwoners van Vlakkeland gereageer het nie. \u2019n Plaaslike ambulansbeampte, wat anoniem wil bly, s\u00ea daar is ongelukkig baie redes hoekom hulle soms nie onmiddellik na \u2019n noodgeval kan haas nie. Hy lig uit een van die faktore is beslis die feit dat hulle onderbeman is en dat daar ook te min ambulanse is wat die groot bevolking van Paarl en Wellington moet dien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJy kan nie die ambulansbeamptes blameer nie, want alles kom deur die beheerkamer en soms kom daar so baie oproepe deur. Die beste vergelyking om te maak, is om te kyk na al die polisiekantore vir die omgewing van die Drakenstein. Elke kantoor is veronderstel om drie voertuie per skof te h\u00ea, partykeer is dit meer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs jy na al die verskillende gebiede kyk, is daar meer as 10 polisievoertuie wat op een slag in die Drakenstein werk. Maar ons het maar net drie ambulanse vir die hele Paarl-omge\u00adwing. Dan moet jy ook die aantal mense wat gediens moet word en die oproepe wat deurkom in ag neem. So, dit gaan \u2019n tyd vat om by almal uit te kom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy voeg ook by dat oproepe volgens hul ernstigheid deur die beheerkamer in Worcester gerangskik word. Ambu\u00adlansbeamptes mag ook nie op hul eie met gevalle werk wat nie deur die beheerkamer ingekom het nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nog \u2019n uitdaging is die tyd wat ambulansbeamptes spandeer om \u2019n pasi\u00ebnt te help. Een oproep kan tot \u2019n uur neem. Wanneer hulle op \u2019n ongelukstoneel aankom, spandeer hulle soms tot twee ure daar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns hanteer nie net oproepe waar mense ons van hul huise af bel nie of ongelukstonele nie. Baiekeer moet pasi\u00ebnte na Tygerberg-hospitaal vir beter sorg vervoer word, en as jy nou na die afstand kyk, dan neem so \u2019n oorplasing na Tygerberg-hospitaal maklik tussen drie tot vier ure. Dit beteken dat daar dan net twee ambulanse in die Paarl is en dit be\u00efnvloed ook die reaksietyd van ons mense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dan is daar ook misdaad wat \u2019n groot uitdaging is en wat reaksietye belemmer. February s\u00ea weens veiligheidskwessies is daar Rooi Sone-gebiede waar EMS-beamptes nie toegelaat word om sonder polisiebegeleiding binne te gaan nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit kan ook reaksietye be\u00efnvloed aangesien polisiebegeleiding nie altyd onmiddellik beskikbaar is nie as gevolg van ander prioriteite. Die veiligheid van ons personeel is egter baie belangrik vir ons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie pandemie het ook ekstra uitda\u00adgings vir alle gesondheidsorg\u00adwerkers gebring, nie net EMS-amptenare nie. Wanneer daar op Covid-19-verwante voorvalle gereageer word, moet ambulanse \u2019n deeglike skoonmaak ondergaan voordat die voertuig weer beskikbaar gestel kan word om op die volgende voorval te reageer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mense wat ambulansdienste se tyd mors, is ook \u2019n groot probleem buiten die misdaad, \u2019n tekort aan personeel en die tye wat ambulansbeamptes by verskeie noodgevalle moet deurbring. Die anonieme ambulansbeampte kan dit nie genoeg beklemtoon nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWat ook \u2019n groot faktor is, is mense wat onnodig bel \u2013 hy bel, want hy voel dat hy eerste gehelp gaan word as hy by die hospitaal kom, wat nie die waarheid is nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In seldsame gevalle, erken February, kom ambulanse uit Franschhoek of Stellenbosch om hul kollegas by te staan wanneer daar geen beskikbare plaaslike ambulanse is nie. Dit gebeur slegs wanneer al die voertuie van Paarl en Wellington nie beskikbaar is nie en daar kom \u2019n dringende oproep deur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inwoners wat die plaaslike EMS-lyn kontak word gevra om alle inligting van die pasi\u00ebnt gereed te h\u00ea. Dit sluit in wat die persoon makeer, enige mediese toestande, medikasie wat hy gebruik, sy huidige toestand asook die presiese ligging van die persoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie publiek moet die EMS-beheerkamer van \u2019n selfoonnommer voorsien waar ons hulle kan kontak en hulle op hoogte hou van reaksietyd wanneer nodig.\u201d February voeg by instruksies moet voor die aankoms ook aan die beheerkamer vir die EMS-beamptes gegee word om te verhoed dat enige tyd gemors word wanneer op \u2019n voorval gereageer word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die plaaslike EMS-ambulansdienste kan gekontak word by 023 346 6000 of 112 van \u2019n selfoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
.<\/span> EMS ambulance services in the Western Cape, and across the country, are severely understaffed. It also puts extra pressure on the local ambulance officers who have to serve Paarl and Wellington.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EMS-ambulansdienste in die Wes-Kaap, en oor die land heen, is hewig onderbeman. 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