Traumatised EMS workers to receive police escorts for ‘no-go’ zones
Nelson Mandela Bay’s emergency medical services (EMS) workers are so traumatised by being targeted by criminals that they will no longer enter hotspot areas without a police escort.
But the delay in driving to a police station first before collecting patients from the townships and rural areas could put lives at risk. ..
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