In October 2024 there were fourteen call-outs: eight medical, one motor vehicle accident, one motor bike accident and one cycling accident, one fall, one attempted suicide and one dead on arrival. Up to 9 November 2024 there have been another eight call-outs...
In September 2024 there were nine call-outs, all medical cases. Seventy one call-outs have been responded to in the first nine months of 2024. We now have a team of eleven as one member has resigned. Team members meet a couple of times a month to review our call-outs...
In August 2024 there were ten call-outs: nine medical cases and one motor vehicle accident involving a single vehicle with two patients, one critical. Sixty one call-outs have been responded to in the first eight months of 2024. Two new volunteers have undergone...
In July 2024 there were seven call-outs: six medical cases and one motor vehicle accident involving two vehicles with five patients, two of whom had serious injuries. Our thanks to the two doctors who were already at the accident scene when BEST arrived. Fifty one...
June 2024 was a very busy month with thirteen call-outs. This included two motor vehicle accidents with no or minor injuries and one major accident involving three vehicles and eighteen patients. Two doctors, all available BEST first responders, Pringle Bay Medics and...
066 165 6061 BEST attended to four callouts in May and five thus far in June. This included two motor vehicle accidents with no or minor injuries. Thirty-seven callouts have been received for 2024. The two new members who needed to rewrite the theory examination have...
BETTY’S BAY EMERGENCY SUPPORT TEAM (BEST) BEST attended to five call-outs this month, which included a successful cardiac arrest resuscitation and, thankfully, not any motor vehicle accidents. Twenty eight call-outs have been made so far this year. The two new members...
BEST has had a very quiet month with no calls being received. Thanks to all the volunteers who still give of their time whilst on call, waiting for the expected summons. The plan to complete the training of the volunteers and do the assessments and certification...
Since 19 June 2023, BEST has responded to nine callouts. Eight of these were for individual patients and one motor vehicle accident (MVA) involving four adults and a baby. Our thanks to Betty’s Bay Fire & Rescue who assisted with the MVA, with a Mooiuitsig...
BEST of the best On Saturday 14 January 2023 a historic event took place at the Crassula Hall when the training of our very first and own home-grown Betty’s Emergency Response Team (BEST) began. I had the privilege of addressing these extraordinary people...