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Paramedics caring for a patient who sustained a serious chainsaw injury.
A man was seriously injured by a chainsaw while cutting branches at his Durban home Monday morning.
According to Netcare 911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst, at approximately 08:30 AM, paramedics responded to reports of a “chainsaw incident” at a residence in Crestholme in the Durban West region.
“Reports from the scene indicated that an adult male cutting limbs suffered a traumatic injury to his right arm,” Herbst said.
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Netcare 911 and Medi-Tech ambulance services treated the man at the scene.
“Due to the severity of the patient’s injuries, a Netcare 911 helicopter ambulance was activated to transport the patient to hospital for further treatment.”
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