To ensure that you get help for anyone experiencing a medical condition, you should know what counts as a medical condition. Knowing what to look out for can save you or your loved one’s life. It’s crucial to understand how to respond to an emergency medical condition to improve the outcome while waiting for help.
Did you know that an estimated 2 million South Africans require medical attention for non-fatal injuries? According to Life Healthcare, this translates to approximately 60 per 1000 cases needing emergency medical care. Many hospital cases require emergency medical attention.
Dealing with medical emergencies is something you can’t avoid. They’re unexpected and occur when you don’t have the means to manage them. It’s ideal for you to know that there are ways to handle medical emergencies.
Every year we prepare for the silly season. South African roads are hazardous to drive on a typical day. Still, our everyday hazards are heightened in December with heavy traffic, drunken driving, load shedding and potholes. Affinity Rescue has put together a few road safety tips for you and your loved ones to practice. Whether staying at home or planning a road trip, here are our dos and don’ts.
All South Africans need to dispel the disturbing secrets of domestic violence. Everyone must proactively ask: Why does a domestic violence victim stay with someone who beats them up?
Affinity Rescue encourages safe driving tactics and road safety habits for all South Africans this Easter.
Our country ranks among some of the worst in the world for its levels of binge drinking. When it comes to road deaths, we have a tragic reputation for the number of fatalities resulting from drunk driving
Driving can prove to be overwhelming for most of us. As many as 40% of drivers admit to shouting or getting agitated behind the wheel on a weekly basis, with a very angry 11.5% admitting to daily bouts of road rage.
Many of you sit uncomfortably within this bracket. Every month, you have enough to make ends meet, but not enough to cover unforeseen emergencies. Furthermore, you and your family are marginalised within a certain income level and generalised stereotypes. You need external support to rise above your current standard of living in line with your […]
Cold injuries can be generalised (spread across your body) or localised in a specific region of your body. The generalised form of cold injury is called Hypothermia, which drops your body’s core temperature to below 35oC. The localised cold injury is called Frostbite or a non-freezing cold injury. Other more common cold injuries include Trench […]
