ER24 paramedics were called to a farm in Trichardt for a man who’s legs were believed to be trapped in a piece of farm machinery. When they arrived on scene, they were shown to where the man was still alert, and in an extreme amount of pain. It was clear from a quick observation that his legs were truly stuck, and the left leg was visibly mangled.
One of the other workers explained that the man was busy on the back of the machine when it suddenly lurched forward, causing his legs to slip into the grinding slots from a sitting position. Paramedics immediately started the man on pain medication until they could move him. The other workers collected their tools and started cutting away at the metal. In the mean time, the ER24 Discovery Medicopter was dispatched to the scene so that the man could be evacuated to a nearby hospital as soon as possible for treatment. It took over an hour for the metal to be removed, and a trauma surgeon, anesthetists and orthopedic surgeon arrived on scene from the hospital to assist the paramedics with stabilizing the man once removed.
The man was sedated, placed on manual ventilation and loaded into the waiting Medicopter along with the two paramedics and orthopedic surgeon who airlifted the man to the waiting hospital. On arrival at the hospital, he was sent immediately to theater where it is believed that his left leg will be amputated below the knee. His right leg, although also damaged and shredded, will most likely be repaired, but this will only be determined later when the man is out of the intensive surgery.
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