Mounties EMS

Mounties EMS In Time of Need, Trust This Team, To Take The LEAD!! Best of Zululand - Ambulance Service 2024/2025!!

Private ambulance & emergency service, which is the preferred service provider to ER24 (one of the largest ambulance services in South Africa). We are accredited to service all medical aid schemes, workmen's compensation fund and road accident fund. Our response times are less then 2 minutes from receiving the call. We are working closely with Air Mercy Services with assist us with transporting our patients by air.

This is that moment.The โ€œshow us some loveโ€ moment.Vote for us in Best of Zululand ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ‘‰ You can vote every single day, so ...
05/02/2026

This is that moment.
The โ€œshow us some loveโ€ moment.

Vote for us in Best of Zululand ๐Ÿ†
๐Ÿ‘‰ You can vote every single day, so make it part of your morning ritual โ€” coffee in one hand, phone in the other, vote before life punches you in the face.

Mounties is officially in a long-term race now.
Not a sprint.
Not a jog.
This is the kind of race where your legs feel like cement, you can barely lift a foot, and the sweatโ€™s running down your back like a broken shower you canโ€™t turn off. ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿฅต

Do we have the lungs?
Do we have the heart?
Do we have the madness?

Thatโ€™s where you come in.

We need those thumbs up ๐Ÿ‘
Those votes ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ
That backing from our own amazing people who know what weโ€™re about.

Letโ€™s make noise.
Letโ€™s cause problems (the good kind).
Letโ€™s rock this world and start unlocking some surprises like itโ€™s a cheat code. ๐Ÿ”“๐Ÿ”ฅ

Vote daily.
Talk trash to your friends if they forget.
And letโ€™s take this thing to the finish line together.

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.citizen.co.za/zululand-observer/best-of-zululand-2025-2026-nominees-services/






๐Ÿšจ Plan C Wasnโ€™t in the Manual ๐Ÿช๐ŸชThe breakdown cable wasnโ€™t even tensioned yet when a bystander called it: โ€˜This is going...
16/01/2026

๐Ÿšจ Plan C Wasnโ€™t in the Manual ๐Ÿช๐Ÿช

The breakdown cable wasnโ€™t even tensioned yet when a bystander called it:
โ€˜This is going to be a Facebook post.โ€™ Confidently!

He wasnโ€™t wrong.

It started quietly.
Paperwork kind of day.

Then 17:00 hit.

WhatsApp didnโ€™t notify โ€” it panicked.

First message:
๐Ÿ‘‰ โ€œAmbo Unavailable.โ€

Seconds later, another emergency group lights up with anxiety.

Control update goes out fast:
๐Ÿ‘‰ โ€œGet the vehicle mobile. Vehicle down an embankment.โ€

Main road. Traffic building.
Everyone keeps rightโ€ฆ theoretically.

Decision made โ€” straight past McDonalds.

At the next intersection a pedestrian steps off the curbโ€ฆ
Sees the flashing lightsโ€ฆ
Instantly reverses all life choices and retreats back to the island.

Good call.

We crest the hill.

Vehicles everywhere.
People everywhere.
Entrance completely blocked.

Everyone looking at us like weโ€™re the inconvenience.

Eventually cars move. I roll forward.

Before I can even open the door, the updates start flying:

๐Ÿ‘‰ โ€œThere are children on this side โ€” not serious!โ€
๐Ÿ‘‰ โ€œThe mother went down the embankment โ€” sheโ€™s still down there!โ€

Right. Adult first.

I step to the edge.

That embankment isnโ€™t steep โ€” itโ€™s hostile.

One slip and I become part of the incident.
Final Destination flashes briefly.

I go down slowly. Carefully.
Somehow still upright. Premonition defeated.

Below me:
Car upside down. On its roof. Wedged between a concrete wall and gravity.
Driver outside. Conscious. Talking. No obvious fractures.

Walking her up the hill is not happening.

Plan A: spinal board carry.
Plan A also shows the ending: someone slips and we all roll.

Cancelled.

Radio check โ€” fire dispatched. Traffic canโ€™t be reached.
Doesnโ€™t matter. Weโ€™re in a corner and SAPS is on scene.

Plan B dies quickly.

Plan C arrives on a flatbed.

๐Ÿ‘‰ โ€œChina, we need a winch.โ€

The breakdown cable comes down the embankment like the final boss entering the level.

Patient secured. Hook on.

They start winching her up โ€” fast.

Iโ€™m holding the board and suddenly Iโ€™m moving uphill whether I planned to or not.
One hand out, stopping the member in front of me from being pulled backward.

Patient loaded. Safe.
Scene finally exhales.
So do we.

Iโ€™m still catching my breath when the bystander laughs again:

๐Ÿ‘‰ โ€œI knew this would be a Facebook post the moment that cable came down.โ€

Fair.

Behind us, the car is rolled back onto its wheels.
Windscreen gone. Panels finished.
Recovery takes longer than the patient.

What caused the accident?

Nobody knows.
The marks donโ€™t make sense.
The driver doesnโ€™t remember.
Physics has declined to comment.
Sometimes scenes donโ€™t give answers โ€” just outcomes.

Kids had minor injuries and went home with dad. That's the part that matters most!
The car took the worst of it.
Everyone did their job โ€” even if Plan C wasnโ€™t in the manual.

And yes โ€” the winch absolutely made the story. ๐Ÿคฃ






Random thoughts.Who wouldโ€™ve thought.I donโ€™t know what I donโ€™t know โ€” and that never really changes.But experience teach...
13/01/2026

Random thoughts.
Who wouldโ€™ve thought.
I donโ€™t know what I donโ€™t know โ€” and that never really changes.
But experience teaches this:
structured thoughts can tell an amazing story.


Some roads donโ€™t change โ€”
you just carry them differently over time.
Same Road, Different Weight is a new song about work, time, and the things we carry quietly.
Out Friday, 22 January (afternoon).

As we close the chapter of 2025 and step into a new chapterโ€”2026โ€”we pause for a moment to reflect.We are grateful for th...
31/12/2025

As we close the chapter of 2025 and step into a new chapterโ€”2026โ€”we pause for a moment to reflect.
We are grateful for the many blessings of the past year. While 2025 brought its share of challenges, those challenges shaped us, strengthened us, and reminded us why we do what we do.
Sadly, this year also meant saying goodbye to family, friends, and loved ones who will not walk into the next chapter with us. They are deeply missed, and their memories will always remain part of our story.
At Mounties, we hold a long-standing tradition of remembering those who have passed on. We also pay our respects to those we fought for and, despite our best efforts, could not save. This remains the hardest part of our calling.
We would like to thank everyone who trusted us with their emergencies and supported us throughout the year. Your trust means more than words can express.
We wish each and every one of you a blessed 2026โ€”filled with health, hope, and good things. And if the road becomes steep, know that we will be there to help wherever we can.
โ€” Mounties






To All FollowersWe wish you a blessed Christmas. Keep SAFE and Healthy!
25/12/2025

To All Followers

We wish you a blessed Christmas.

Keep SAFE and Healthy!



๐Ÿš‘ ๐™๐™๐™„๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐™” ๐˜ผ๐™๐™๐™€๐™๐™‰๐™Š๐™Š๐™‰ ๐™Š๐™‰ ๐™๐™ƒ๐™€ ๐™‰2: ๐™’๐™ƒ๐™€๐™‰ โ€œ๐™‰๐™Š๐™ ๐™Š๐™๐™ ๐˜พ๐˜ผ๐™‡๐™‡โ€ ๐˜ฝ๐™€๐˜พ๐™Š๐™ˆ๐™€๐™Ž ๐™‘๐™€๐™๐™” ๐™ˆ๐™๐˜พ๐™ƒ ๐™Š๐™๐™ ๐˜พ๐˜ผ๐™‡๐™‡๐Ÿ‘‰ โ€œ๐˜๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ด โ€˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญโ€™โ€ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ...
20/12/2025

๐Ÿš‘ ๐™๐™๐™„๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐™” ๐˜ผ๐™๐™๐™€๐™๐™‰๐™Š๐™Š๐™‰ ๐™Š๐™‰ ๐™๐™ƒ๐™€ ๐™‰2: ๐™’๐™ƒ๐™€๐™‰ โ€œ๐™‰๐™Š๐™ ๐™Š๐™๐™ ๐˜พ๐˜ผ๐™‡๐™‡โ€ ๐˜ฝ๐™€๐˜พ๐™Š๐™ˆ๐™€๐™Ž ๐™‘๐™€๐™๐™” ๐™ˆ๐™๐˜พ๐™ƒ ๐™Š๐™๐™ ๐˜พ๐˜ผ๐™‡๐™‡

๐Ÿ‘‰ โ€œ๐˜๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ด โ€˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญโ€™โ€ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ.โ€

Friday. Around 13:20. The emergency group lights up for a motorbike and light motor vehicle head-on in Richards Bay. A few seconds later the update comes in
"Ambulance service already on scene"
Lekker. Crisis averted. Feet up.

Just after 14:00 the phone rings again.
โ€œDid you hear about the accident?โ€
Ja, bruโ€ฆ but then comes the upgrade: N2, four vehicles involved.

Eish. Shoes on. Uniform on. This oneโ€™s alive.
Lights on. Sirens singing. We roll. At Fiveways the traffic lights are red for us and suddenly it means โ€œspeed up because the ambulance is in your way - blocking the right of way.โ€
We squeeze through safely, tyres squeal, traction disappears, smoke drifts past the window. Nothing like a little Friday afternoon burnout you didnโ€™t ask for.

At the R34 / N2 intersection, itโ€™s not Friday anymore - itโ€™s Sunday afternoon scenic mode. Sirens wailing, lights flashing, and traffic cruising like theyโ€™re off to buy boerewors. Eventually we break freeโ€ฆ and once we hit the N2, we take off like a Learjet on a runway.

From there itโ€™s weaving through traffic like a rugby match - no time to blink, picking gaps, dodging defenders, heading straight for the goal posts.

Just before reaching the scene, we spot red emergency lights ahead.
Hold on! thatโ€™s not the scene. Let's keep going!
Thatโ€™s emergency vehicles stuck in traffic, sirens on, lights flashingโ€ฆ and still nobody making way. Eish.

Then the road opens and yoh. Not prepared for this one.
Vehicles folded like tin cans. A bakkie crushed. Another wedged. Rescue tools everywhere. Fire, EMS, traffic, SAPS - controlled chaos. Calm professionals doing hard work on a bad day.
______________________________________________________________________
๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐„๐ƒ
Preliminary information indicates that one LDV allegedly overtook another vehicle into oncoming traffic. It collided with an LDV carrying 12 occupants. As control was lost, a third LDV collided head-on with the overtaking vehicle, which was then rear-ended by a fourth LDV.
All of this happened on a straight stretch of road.
_______________________________________________________________________
Patients were spread across the scene. Some already loaded into ambulances.
Others trapped.
Radios buzzing.
Updates flying.
One side of the scene strangely calmโ€ฆ the other heavy. Rescue teams got to work, metal moved, and time stretched.

Hospitals were alerted. Equipment lined up. โ€œNo time to wasteโ€ became the unspoken rule. We moved fast because sometimes fast is the only thing left to give.
Despite best efforts, protocols followed, and teamwork firing on all cylinders, the scene delivered a hard reminder: not every battle is winnable.

Initially, three fatalities were confirmed on scene. As operations continued, the entrapped driver suffered cardiac arrest just before transport. Despite resuscitation efforts, he could not be saved.

Later, the critically injured passenger did not make it to hospital.

Five lives lost. Not numbers. People.

When the last patient was moved, the weight set in. Counting injuries on fingers because your brain is tired.
Eighteenโ€ฆ no,
nineteen. One missing.
Found. Confirmed.
Final tally aligned across services.

Clean-up followed. Oil covered. Vehicles recovered. The road slowly reopened - the traffic backed up from Kwambo to Canefields and beyond. Only in SA can a 30km jam feel personal.

Hours later, we roll back. Quiet. No jokes now. Just that look between crews that says, โ€œWe did everything we could.โ€

To every service on scene โ€” fire, EMS, traffic, SAPS โ€” respect.

๐‘ป๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‘๐’–๐’ƒ๐’๐’Š๐’„: ๐’‘๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’† ๐’“๐’†๐’Ž๐’†๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“, ๐’”๐’„๐’†๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’…๐’๐’โ€™๐’• ๐’†๐’๐’… ๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’…๐’“๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’‘๐’‚๐’”๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’Ž.

Slow down. Make space.

๐Ÿšจ ๐“”๐“ถ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ฐ๐“ฎ๐“ท๐“ฌ๐”‚ ๐“ฟ๐“ฎ๐“ฑ๐“ฒ๐“ฌ๐“ต๐“ฎ๐“ผ ๐“ฌ๐“ช๐“ทโ€™๐“ฝ ๐“ผ๐“ช๐“ฟ๐“ฎ ๐“ต๐“ฒ๐“ฟ๐“ฎ๐“ผ ๐“ฒ๐“ฏ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ๐”‚ ๐“ฌ๐“ช๐“ทโ€™๐“ฝ ๐“ฐ๐“ฎ๐“ฝ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ป๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ฐ๐“ฑ.

Stay safe. Stay patient. Look after each other. ๐Ÿš‘๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿš‘ PUBLIC HOLIDAY: COUNTRY ON CHILLโ€ฆ EMS ON HARD MODEWhile most of Mzansi woke up on 16 December dreaming of braais, beac...
16/12/2025

๐Ÿš‘ PUBLIC HOLIDAY: COUNTRY ON CHILLโ€ฆ EMS ON HARD MODE

While most of Mzansi woke up on 16 December dreaming of braais, beach towels and absolutely no alarms, one phone chose violence.
That phone doesnโ€™t ring to say howzit โ€” it rings to say get up, bru, someoneโ€™s worst day just clocked in.

First call: declaration. Brain still buffering, coffee still a fantasy.
Second call lands before the kettle even thinks about boiling: โ€œBig accident. Multiple vehicles. Possible entrapments.โ€
Public holiday or not โ€” red emergency lights on, and the ambulance goes into low-flying mode. When the N2 is empty, you donโ€™t waste the blessing.

Arriving on scene was one of those moments where your eyes understand before your brain catches up.

Vehicles folded like they lost an argument with physics.
Debris scattered across the road like the car exploded its own spare-parts catalogue.
Down the embankment lay a timber truck on its side, the load pulling the trailer over, a Telkom pole taken out clean โ€” yet the lines still hanging. Stronger than most relationships.

Scene update: two entrapments, multiple injured.
Then comes the moment that makes you pause.

And thenโ€ฆ a camping chair.
At an accident scene.
Not for spectating โ€” nope, it came with its own patient.

She was seated calmly, processing life choices, and when asked how she was feeling, she looked up and asked:
โ€œDo you have a Panado?โ€

We explained that ambulances donโ€™t really carry headache tablets. Without missing a beat, she pointed to her vehicle and said thereโ€™s a container in the door with Panado inside. Cool, calm, collected.

Small detail: her leg was broken again.

Pain scale? Apparently โ€œPanado will sort it.โ€ She thinks.
She was stabilised, given proper analgesia (sorry Panado), and transported โ€” floating high enough to forget both the camping chair and the DIY pharmacy suggestion.

One vehicle had taken a direct hit from reality. The front end was gone โ€” not damaged, gone. A wheel with suspension components lay meters away, having resigned from the vehicle mid-impact. Sadly, the driver sustained fatal injuries during the collision. A hard reminder that sometimes there are no second chances. Respect always.

Another driver was seriously entrapped, metal wrapped tight, access limited. Advanced care on scene, steady hands, calm voices โ€” this is where training steps up and panic gets told to wait outside.

Down the slope, an LDV had considered joining the chaos, then decided halfway through to justโ€ฆ park on the embankment. Driver shaken, but unharmed. Luck is a strange thing.

Despite the destruction, there was an odd calm. Even the rent-a-crowd โ€” those professional bystanders who usually arrive before the ambulances โ€” had clearly taken the public holiday off. No phones in faces, no roadside experts, no extra delays. Just emergency services, tow trucks, and the rare luxury of space to do the job properly.

Then comes the part thatโ€™s not just todayโ€™s problem.
Hospitals now want medical aid status confirmed before accepting patients.
Yes.
On scene.
While patients are injured.
While crews are stabilising, extricating and managing chaos โ€” weโ€™re also expected to negotiate co-payments like itโ€™s a mall kiosk special. And once you arrive? More admin. Because paperwork, apparently, saves lives faster.

So what happened on this Tuesday morning?
One risky overtake.
One moment of โ€œIโ€™ll make it.โ€
And a chain reaction nobody ordered.

Public holiday or not โ€” accidents donโ€™t check calendars.
Drive sharp. Be patient.

๐Ÿš‘ While youโ€™re on chill mode, someone else is always on duty.






๐Ÿš‘ MONDAY: PARAMEDICS NEED TO START THE VEHICLES!! โ˜•๐Ÿ’”The coffee wasnโ€™t even lukewarm before disaster struck.There I wasโ€ฆ ...
08/12/2025

๐Ÿš‘ MONDAY: PARAMEDICS NEED TO START THE VEHICLES!! โ˜•๐Ÿ’”

The coffee wasnโ€™t even lukewarm before disaster struck.

There I wasโ€ฆ arriving at the office, holding fresh warm first cup of Monday coffee โ€” the one that decides whether youโ€™ll be productive or a public hazard.

Then WhatsApp sings its cursed little ringtone.
Voice note plays.
โ€œN2 near Kwamboโ€ฆ serious accidentโ€ฆ urgently need ambulancesโ€ฆ need to help the drivers start the vehiclesโ€ฆโ€
Start the vehicles?
Eish. For a moment, I thought society had decided EMS is also a mobile mechanic service.
Next call: โ€œParamedic, please fix my alternator.โ€

Replay the messageโ€ฆ
Replay againโ€ฆ
Brain loads like Windows XPโ€ฆ Then it hits:
The drivers arenโ€™t trying to START anything โ€” theyโ€™re STUCK.

That was the moment my coffee accepted defeat.

We launch onto the N2 at emotionally-illegal speeds.
The group chat chirps, โ€œAny service mobile?โ€
No time. Weโ€™re already Schumachering, chasing an ambulance that was ahead of usโ€ฆ

Blink once โ€” and it disappears from the rear-view like it entered witness protection.

๐Ÿšง ARRIVING: A SCENE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE PITT

Two bakkies - One head-on.

One bakkie decided to park diagonally across the N2 โ€” as if proudly displaying all its damage like itโ€™s auditioning for a scrapyard calendarโ€ฆ
Meanwhile, the other bakkie clearly thought, โ€˜Yoh, let me keep my distance,โ€™ and came to a confused halt a short way up the road.

Before I get to the patient, a guy rushes up shouting:
โ€œI need gloves!โ€
I ask, โ€œAnd you areโ€ฆ?โ€
โ€œIโ€™m a traffic officer!โ€
Perfect. I hand him traffic cones because cars were squeezing through the wreckage like they were auditioning for Fast & Furious: Kwambo Drift.

Inside the bakkie, our patient is properly trapped.
Dashboard on his legs.
Steering column leaning on him like it fell asleep.
Off-duty nurse jumps in. Fire guys jump in.

๐Ÿงฏ THE EXTRICATION THEME SONG BEGINS
We stabilise what we can in a space so tight I could feel the air judging us.
Another fire rescue engine is summoned for rescue equipment.

Other driver? Also trapped, but less seriously injured.
Second ambulance arrives.
We point them up the road like traffic marshals with purpose.

Road is slippery with oil.
One misstep and any one of us couldโ€™ve become a YouTube clip titled โ€œParamedic vs Gravity.โ€
Closing another lane for safety.

Then rescue begins:
๐Ÿ”ง Cutters scream.
๐Ÿ”ง Jaws pry.
๐Ÿ”ง Ram pushes metal like it owes them money.
The Jaws of Life cried a little.

Dashboard lifts.
Patient breathes easier.
Universe gives us one small victory.
We get him out โ€” another IV up, fractures splinted, wounds dressed โ€” and Iโ€™m sweating like a politician during questioning.

๐Ÿ“ž THE HOSPITAL SCENE: THE FULL โ€œTHE PITTโ€ EXPERIENCE
Call hospital.
Give update in one single breath.
Immediately regret not training as an opera singer.

We load. We go.

Every pothole:
โ€œPlease behaveโ€ฆ not nowโ€ฆ pleaseโ€ฆโ€
(Pothole does not behave.)

Arrive at hospital โ€” and THIS is where it gets TV-level dramatic:
The in-charge doctor is already waiting at the door,
while the rest of the team is lined up in resus like itโ€™s a choreographed scene from The Pitt.
You can practically hear the:
โ€œReadyโ€ฆ 1, 2, 3 โ€” MOVE!โ€
as the patient slides from stretcher to hospital bed with military precision.

My handover is done in four short breaths, sweating like an overworked sprinkler system.

๐Ÿ“ THE PAPERWORK: A TRAGEDY IN SEVERAL ACTS
Letโ€™s just say the list of injuries nearly required a table of contents.

โ“ SO HOW DID IT HAPPEN?
No time to ask any bystanders โ€” we were too busy keeping the patient alive.

But from the wreckage, one thing is clear:
A driver crossed a line that was never meant to be crossed โ€”
and the consequences arrived harder than expected.

Itโ€™s the kind of decision you regret instantlyโ€ฆ
and then wish you could Ctrl+Z in real life.

And noโ€ฆ we still donโ€™t start vehicles. Only hearts and chaos.

๐Ÿš‘ CLOSING THOUGHT
Stay in your lane โ€” literally, figuratively, emotionally.
Slow down at accident scenes โ€” we like our bones unbroken.
And remember:
When Monday steals your coffee, at least dark humour is still free.
Stay safe, stay sharp, stay lekker. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿš‘๐Ÿ”ฅ






.

๐ŸŒŸ The Girl Who Took the Shortest Flight to Paris ๐ŸŒŸSome mornings are quietโ€ฆ too quiet. Then suddenly:โ€œRED CODE. High scho...
25/11/2025

๐ŸŒŸ The Girl Who Took the Shortest Flight to Paris ๐ŸŒŸ

Some mornings are quietโ€ฆ too quiet. Then suddenly:

โ€œRED CODE. High school. 15-year-old. Fallen. ALS required.โ€

Silence? Gone.
Coffee? Forgotten.
Us? Sprinting like weโ€™re warming up for the Comrades.

We fly past FiveWays, sirens working overtime. Even that one taxi driver โ€” you know the one โ€” actually moved aside. Thatโ€™s when we knew today was blessed. The school guard saw the red lights and opened the gate faster than a kid hiding contraband snacks.

I walk into the clinic expecting tears, panic, dramaโ€ฆ
Nope.
There she is, lying on the bed with a swollen knee and a smile big enough to power Eskom.

So I open with the standard:
โ€œWhy you chasing the boyfriends down the stairs?โ€
She snorts laughing. โ€œI wasnโ€™t chasing ANYONE! I literally just tripped!โ€
Good โ€” conscious, orientated, and funnier than half my family.

Her knee looks like it borrowed a tennis ball, so while I prep the IV, she asks, โ€œIs the drip going to hurt?โ€
โ€œNo,โ€ I say, โ€œmuch less painful than falling down stairs.โ€
She blinks โ€” IV in.
โ€œWaitโ€ฆ that was it?โ€
Professional flex: completed.

Crew arrives. Advanced Paramedic starts the checklist.
Allergies?
One of us adds, โ€œDoctors, hospitals, needlesโ€ฆ stairs.โ€
She bursts out laughing: โ€œDefinitely the stairs!โ€

Then comes the pain score.
โ€œOn a scale of 1 to 10 โ€” whatโ€™s your pain?โ€
She doesnโ€™t even hesitate:
โ€œ9.5.โ€
We all stop.
A point five.
She explains, dead serious, โ€œItโ€™s not 9. Itโ€™s not 10. Itโ€™s 9.5.โ€
I swear I nearly needed oxygen.

Then the Advanced medic explains ketamine โ€” side effects, hallucinations, the whole textbook.
โ€œSome people feel like theyโ€™re travelling. Think of somewhere youโ€™ve been on holiday.โ€
She shrugs, โ€œOnly been to Cape Town.โ€
โ€œThatโ€™s fine, you can go back.โ€
She looks him dead in the eye:
โ€œActuallyโ€ฆ I want to go to PARIS.โ€

Ohhhhkay then. We tell her, โ€œBon voyage โ€” travel safe!โ€

We start the slow push.
She says, โ€œNothingโ€™s happening.โ€
Three seconds later:
โ€œGuysโ€ฆ I thinkโ€ฆ Iโ€™m boarding.โ€

Perfect.
Splinting team: GO.
We remove the temporary support, align the leg, apply proper splints โ€” not a single flinch.
Our girl is too busy taking croissant selfies with the Eiffel Tower.

Then suddenly she snaps back:
โ€œI didnโ€™t reach Parys!โ€
I ask, โ€œShame, was your flight cancelled?โ€
She giggles: โ€œYohโ€ฆ turbulence.โ€

Pain score now: 4.5.
Attitude score: still 10/10.

We load her into the ambulance. As I turn to leave, she grabs my arm gently and says:

โ€œYouโ€™re so funnyโ€ฆ please donโ€™t go.โ€

And honestly?
With a patient like her โ€” brave, chaotic, hilarious โ€” I didnโ€™t want to leave either.

Some calls fix more than injuries.
Some calls fix our day.

21/11/2025
๐Ÿ˜” Real talk for a minuteโ€ฆMost of you know me for the laughs, the wild stories, and the humour that keeps us going on the...
07/11/2025

๐Ÿ˜” Real talk for a minuteโ€ฆ
Most of you know me for the laughs, the wild stories, and the humour that keeps us going on the job. That's how we cope!
But this oneโ€™s different. Really different.

Iโ€™ve read this story so many times โ€” and even though I wrote it, it still hits me hard every single time. ๐Ÿ’”
Because some things you canโ€™t joke away.

Please take a few minutes to read it.
It might change the way you see things next time you drive past flashing lights. ๐Ÿš‘

โš ๏ธ HELP โš ๏ธ
Whyโ€”whyโ€”why?
Why am I reliving the biggest nightmare of my life?
What did I do to deserve this burning, this pain that wonโ€™t stop?
๐Ÿ”ฅ My body is on fire.

The morning started like every other morning.
Wake up. Brush my teeth. Wash my face.
The mirror fogs, the routine plays out, my mind already racing ahead to the day.

Outside, the sky presses low and grey.
๐ŸŒง๏ธ Rain spits against the glass.
I throw on my coat, shout goodbye to the family, and run for the car before the downpour hits.

The wipers beat. The roads shine black.
Five kilometres to work. Just five.
Deadlines. Messages. Bills. Just another normal Monday. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

Then headlightsโ€”blinding, wrong lane, coming fast.

The Collision ๐Ÿ’ฅ
Time collapses.
My chest locks. My mind screams move!
Tyres scream louder.
The steering wheel jerks. The car skids down the embankment. There is no time to pray, only to feel everything explode at once.

๐Ÿ’ฅ A bang like thunder trapped in metal.
Glass explodes. The world tilts.
Then nothing moves except the rain.

Sparks. Smoke. Heat.
Someone shouting: โ€œVehicle on fire! Get helpโ€”NOW!โ€

I can smell itโ€”plastic, rubber, flesh.
The fire crawls up my legs.
I pull, kick, pushโ€”but the seatbelt holds me tight.

๐Ÿ”ฅ โ€œHELP! I AM TRAPPED! HELP!โ€

A blast of white foam, a man tried with an extinguisher. It dies fast.
The flames roar back, hungrier.

Breathing hurts. My lungs fill with smoke.
Pain tears through meโ€”then stops.
Everything turns white.

Iโ€™m above it now. Floating. Watching my lifeless body burning.

The fire lights up the trees, sends sparks into the sky.
Rain hisses against the heat, but canโ€™t stop it.

More people park on road side.
People gather.
Phones rise.
Screens glow blue against orange flame.

A woman in a pink dress holds her phone steady, one hand on her hip.
A man swears softly, but films closer.
Someone mutters, โ€œOh Jesus,โ€ without moving a step.

๐Ÿš’ Sirens slice through the chaos.
Firefighters leap from the truck, shouting orders.
Paramedics right behind them, soaked, choking on smoke.
They fight the blaze like itโ€™s personal.

A young medic yells, โ€œMove back! Give us space!โ€
Nobody listens.
She pushes through the crowd, shoulders shaking.
A bystanderโ€™s phone grazed her face.

She shoves it down, voice crackingโ€”โ€œHeโ€™s still in there!โ€

But Iโ€™m not. Not anymore.

The flames finally die to black smoke.
Steam rises like ghosts.
Police tape flutters.
Phones still peek through gaps.

Someone laughs nervously.
Another whispers, โ€œI think heโ€™s gone.โ€
Traffic slows just enough for more cameras to record.

Then I see themโ€”my familyโ€”
running up the road through puddles and chaos.

My wifeโ€™s hand covers her mouth.
My son grips her leg, staring wide-eyed at the wreck.

They know that car.
They know that coat.
They know that voice screaming in the video thatโ€™s already online.

๐Ÿ“ฑ A stranger posts it first:
โ€œMassive crash! Driver trapped! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ˜ฑโ€
Hundreds share it before the fireโ€™s even out.

Her phone buzzes with notifications as she stands at the barrier.
Someone shows her the videoโ€”without realising itโ€™s me.
Her knees buckle.
My son screams.
And stillโ€”someone films them crying. ๐Ÿ’”

The emergency workers move slower now.
Their faces are calm but their eyes arenโ€™t.
They cut through the wreck, careful, respectful, like dignity can still be rescued.

They still care.
Around them, phones still glow.
No one sees the difference between documenting and disrespecting.

Later, when the road reopens, cars pass slowly.
Someone uploads a โ€œfinal editโ€ of my deathโ€”with music.
It trends for days.

People cry in the comments.
Some say, โ€œSo sad ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ™โ€
Others argue about who was at fault.
No one deletes the videos.

And I wonderโ€”
when you scroll past that clip,
when you hear those last cries for help echo through your phone speaker,

โ“ What if it isnโ€™t a stranger?
What if itโ€™s your brother?
Your wife?
Your child?

Would you still press record?
Or would you finally be the help someone needed?
Because I didn't need the views. I just needed you!






02/11/2025

There are nights on the road that stay with you โ€” not because of the chaos, but because of the quiet after it.
When the lights fade, the sirens stop, and you realizeโ€ฆ sometimes all it takes to save a life is to show up.

That moment inspired my next song โ€” โ€œHelp Somebody (Light It Up)โ€, a track about hope, action, and the power we all have to be someoneโ€™s rescue team.

๐Ÿš‘ You donโ€™t need a uniform to make a difference.
๐Ÿ”ฅ You just need heart.

๐ŸŽง Release Date: 14 NOVEMBER 2025
๐ŸŽต Available everywhere โ€” Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Shazam, iHeartRadio, and more.
๐Ÿ”— Pre-save now: https://sl1nk.com/8AwHB

From one paramedic to everyone out there doing their best โ€” this oneโ€™s for you.
Letโ€™s light it up.
โ€” Joe The Paramedic

Address

19 Palm Drive
Empangeni
3880

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Mounties EMS posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Mounties EMS:

Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn
Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share via Email
Share on WhatsApp Share on Instagram Share on Telegram