South African Private Ambulance & Emergency Services Association - SAPAESA

25/05/2025

Have your say with the HPCSA.

The survey is conducted with the assistance of registered practitioners of the Professional Boards of the HPCSA to obtain feedback on the evaluation of the impact of its programmes.

Kindly follow the link to the survey: https://forms.office.com/r/6mfbGa4aet


All personal information provided will be kept strictly confidential and no personal information will be shared with any other institution. Your responses will be anonymised and analysed in combination with other respondent's views.

NB: The survey will be open from 23 May – 12 June 2025, 5pm.

Should you have any queries relating to the survey please feel free to send an email to [email protected]

20/03/2025

Fantastic work by one of our Western Cape members, Cape Medical Response, along with colleagues from the City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service, National Sea Rescue Institute, Park Rangers, METRO Rescue and the VIP Protection Unit.

Team work was the order of the day and the result was the effective and efficient location, treatment and recovery of the patient!

Well done to all concerned!

13/03/2025

Hopefully the kick start to the development and adoption of other life saving, synthetic organs as well!

An Australian patient has become the first person to be discharged from hospital with a totally artificial ...

06/03/2025

03/03/2025

MYTH OR FACT: Medics are allowed to break road safety rules (e,g., speed limit) to get a patient to the hospital faster

Fact: “Yes, as per sections 58 and 60 of the National Traffic Act 93 of 1996, emergency vehicles are permitted to disregard specific traffic laws in order to perform their duties. This is only allowed if it can be done safely and within reasonable limits. It is also dependent on the company policies and the urgency of the call.” - Izak Venter, Emergency Care Practitioner, ER24 Vaal Operations

06/01/2025

“I could have been hurt or killed.”This is what a shaken Limpopo paramedic described his encounter with a group of drunk youngsters who were wildly celebrating the new...