Unconscious baby saved from car as parent spent hours in mall Photos: MediResponse
Paramedics were forced to break into the vehicle to rescue an unconscious baby whose parents had been inside the mall for several hours.
Unconscious baby saved from car as parent spent hours in mall Photos: MediResponse
An unconscious baby was saved after paramedics were forced to break into the vehicle while the parent had been inside the mall for several hours.
According to MediResponse spokesperson Paul Herbst, paramedics responded to a call-out earlier this week.
“Medi Response search and rescue division responded to a Ballito shopping mall for reports of an unresponsive baby locked in a vehicle.
“On arrival of crews, it was established that a baby was locked in a sealed vehicle with no ventilation and was unconscious. A security guard had noticed the child, and center management alerted Medi Response.”
He said paramedics immediately forced entry into the vehicle and initiated interventions on the baby.
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“After being placed on oxygen, the baby regained consciousness.
“Enquiries suggest that the parent of the baby had been inside the mall for several hours, leaving the baby unattended. The child was taken into the care of practitioners.”
Dangers of leaving your child in the car include:
Heat stroke, called hyperthermia, can happen quickly without the parent realizing the danger. Even with the windows down, the temperature in the car can rise quickly and parents should not underestimate this. Young children’s core body temperature rises 3 to 5 times faster than an adult’s, potentially resulting in brain damage or death if not attended to.
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Simple steps to keep young children safe:
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