Posts Tagged ‘ Ambulance Victoria ’

Victoria | One person killed, two others injured in RTC in Highett

May 15, 2012

Nepean Highway at Turner Road, Highett | 15 May 2012 Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision which occurred in Highett this evening. Emergency services were called to the Nepean Highway at Turner Road around 9.20pm. Investigators believe that a south bound MV Agusta motorcycle collided with a Honda CRV that was...

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Victoria | Man rescued from beneath house collapse in Mount Waverley

May 13, 2012

Mount Waverley | 13 May 2012 On 9 May 2012 Ambulance Victoria paramedics treated a man at Mount Waverley this afternoon after he was trapped by a fallen section of house. Advanced life support paramedics from Wheelers Hill along with an intensive care paramedic were called to the scene just after 2pm. Intensive care...

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Victoria | Man seriously injured after being pinned by sheets of plaster in Port Melbourne

May 13, 2012

Port Melbourne | 13 May 2012 On 4 May 2012 Ambulance Victoria paramedics treated a man for serious injuries following an incident involving sheets of plaster at a Port Melbourne workplace this afternoon. Advanced life support and intensive care paramedics were called to the scene just before 1.30 pm. Intensive care paramedic Andrew Burns...

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Victoria | Teen girl injured in single vehicle high-impact RTC at Koo Wee Rup

May 13, 2012

Koo Wee Rup Road | 13 May 2012 On 3 May 2012 Ambulance Victoria paramedics treated a teenage girl following a single car crash at Koo Wee Rup this afternoon. Advanced life support paramedics from Cranbourne and intensive care paramedics were called to the scene beside Koo Wee Rup Road just after 1pm. Intensive...

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Victoria | Man injured while lopping tree in Braeside

May 13, 2012

Braeside | 13 May 2012 On 3 May 2012 Ambulance Victoria paramedics treated a man at Braeside on Tuesday afternoon after he was injured while helping to cut down a section of a tree. Advanced life support paramedics from Cheltenham were called to the scene just after 2pm. Paramedic Nicholas Hore said that when...

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Victoria | Volunteer emergency leaders come together

May 11, 2012

Bendigo | 11 May 2012 Volunteer leaders from Victorian emergency service organisations will come together in Bendigo this weekend to attend the two-day Volunteer Leaders’ Conference. Including 150 delegates from the Victoria State Emergency Services (VICSES), Ambulance Victoria and CFA, the forum will focus on volunteer leaders, exposing them to a range of initiatives...

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Victoria | Two people killed, another injured in head-on RTC in Blairgowrie

May 10, 2012

Point Nepean Road, Blairgowrie | 10 May 2012 Two people have died following a two car collision this afternoon in Blairgowrie. Police believe two cars have collided head-on on Point Nepean Road just before 3.30pm. An elderly man and woman travelling together died at the scene. The sole occupant of the second vehicle, a...

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Victoria | Three people injured, one of them seriously, in school bus v tanker RTC with entrapment

May 10, 2012

Ryan and Finlay Roads, St Germains, near Kyabram | 10 May 2012 Three people have been injured after a school bus and fuel tanker collided near Kyabram this afternoon. The collision happened at the intersection of Ryan and Finlay roads, St Germains, about 4.40pm. An eight-year-old girl has been airlifted to the Royal Children’s...

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Victoria | Cardiac arrest survival rates double in rural Victoria

April 29, 2012

VIC | 30 April 2012 People living in rural Victoria are two and a half times more likely to survive cardiac arrest than five years ago. Ambulance Victoria is a world leader in improving outcomes for patients who suffer a form of cardiac arrest that allows the heart to be ‘shocked’ back into rhythm...

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Victoria | Two men seriously injured in separate crashes involving forklifts

April 29, 2012

Springvale, Morwell | 27 April 2012 Ambulance Victoria paramedics treated two men injured in separate accidents involving forklifts in the last three days. In the latest accident a 64 year-old man suffered a serious leg injury when he was struck by a forklift at Springvale this morning. Advanced life support paramedics and a single...

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