M.E.D Assist - Medical Emergency Dispatch Assist

21/08/2025

The “Out of Nowhere” Panic Attack 😮‍💨💓

Heart racing? Chest tight? Feels like the walls are closing in?

Step 1: Sit somewhere safe and plant your feet firmly — tell your brain, “We’re not running a marathon.”
Step 2: Breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 4, breathe out for 6 — repeat until your thoughts stop sounding like a drum solo.
Step 3: Focus on 5 things you can see, 4 you can touch, 3 you can hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste — bring yourself back.
Step 4: If symptoms feel more like a heart attack or don’t ease in 20 minutes — call the pros. Better safe than sorry

21/08/2025

The “Oops, My Arm!” Injury 💪😬

Weekend DIY turns into “Did my arm just audition for a pretzel?”

Step 1: Stop what you’re doing — no, the shelf can wait.
Step 2: If it’s bleeding, apply pressure with something clean (not your lucky rugby sock).
Step 3: Suspect a break? Don’t play hero — support the arm with a makeshift sling (shirt, scarf, even that braai apron).
Step 4: Ice the area (wrapped, not straight on skin) to tame the swelling.
Step 5: Call the pros — bones don’t knit themselves like grandma’s jerseys.

21/08/2025

The Kitchen Slip-Up Special

First day of the week and boom—coffee on the floor, feet in the air, ego bruised harder than your elbow.

Step 1: Check for serious injury—if you hit your head and feel dizzy or confused, call the pros right away.
Step 2: For bumps and bruises, grab an ice pack (or that bag of frozen peas you’ll never cook) for 20 minutes.
Step 3: Rest, hydrate, and maybe stick to toast instead of a 5-star breakfast.

21/08/2025

Broken Arm Blues 💪😅

Snapped your arm? Don’t worry, you’re not auditioning for a pretzel ad.

👉 Keep it still (no wiggling, you’re not Harry Potter).
👉 Sling it up with a shirt, scarf, or anything not currently in the wash.
👉 Ice for swelling, but skip the frozen chicken nuggets. 🍗❌
👉 Then call the pros — bones aren’t a Lego set you can just click back together. 🦴🚑

21/08/2025

Choking Chaos 😳🥤

Choking on lunch? This isn’t the plot twist you ordered.

👉 If you’re alone, try the “DIY Heimlich” — bend over a chair and thrust your belly on it like you’re mad at furniture.
👉 With friends? Perfect! Tell them to Heimlich you — hard hugs with purpose only. 🤗💥
👉 Still not breathing? Time to call the pros — paramedics > panic. 🚑

21/08/2025

Morning everyone. Feel free to share the link with your friends and family. We are not only here for emergencies but we also do house calls. (T&C's do apply)

https://chat.whatsapp.com/DKofjWMqHNmE3GG78NHDdh

21/08/2025

02/08/2025

Slipped, Tripped, and Oops’d It

You were dancing, climbing, or “just showing them how it’s done” — now you’re on the ground, making new friends with gravity.
Sprain? Ice it. Strain? Rest it. Broken? Don’t test it.
If you can’t move it, bend it, or breathe through the pain — wrap it gently, keep it still, and call the pros.
Bonus tip: Your pride will heal faster than a bone. Maybe.

02/08/2025

Saturday Rain Day?
Slippers on tiles, zoomies in socks, and indoor trampoline regret?
Rainy day + restless kids = First Aid on standby.
Minor bumps? Ice it. Slips? Elevate it. Drama? Ignore it (unless there’s blood).
If it’s more than a bruise and less than a miracle—call the pros.

02/08/2025

A huge thank you to Kwazulu Private Ambulance service for spending the transport day at St Francis Pre-Primary school with us. Teaching the little one's all about what an Ambulance is used for and what the job of a paramedic is all about.

MED ASSIST handles emergencies and works together with all the ambulance companies. If you would like to sign up with MED ASSIST to ensure fast assistance, please contact us.

01/08/2025

Asthma Attack Alert
Wheezing like a haunted accordion?
Sit up, stay calm, use your inhaler. 1 puff, wait 30–60 sec, repeat up to 10 puffs.
No relief after 10? Call emergency services. Breathing isn’t optional.

01/08/2025

Concussion Confusion
You hit your head and now the light’s too bright, your head's pounding, and you forgot your cat’s name.
No screens, no naps, and definitely no “I’m fine.”
Dizziness, vomiting, or anything weird = call the pros, immediately.