St John staff respond to two emergency cases

OFFICERS of the St John Ambulance responded to emergency cases early yesterday morning when trees fell on homes caused by the heavy rain and strong winds in Port Moresby.
Chief executive officer Matt Cannon said they attended to two emergency 111 calls involving fallen trees at 5-Mile and Korobosea village in the early hours of yesterday.
He said at 5-Mile, a woman and a boy were trapped inside a house.
Unfortunately, the woman passed away.
The boy, who suffered serious injuries, was treated by ambulance workers.
Cannon said the most common emergency cases they attended to during wet weather were people who fell or slipped on wet ground and trees falling on homes or people.
“Therefore, people should cut trees that appear unstable (and) trim tree branches above the house or property,” he said.
He earlier warned people to stay away from flooded areas to avoid drowning, injuries and infections such as typhoid, cholera and hepatitis A.
Cannon said they sometimes worked with police and other services to respond to emergencies at sea.
“We work with Manolos Aviation and Tropicair to conduct medical rescue services by helicopter and plane,” he said.
He said people must call the 111 emergency line as soon as possible should they be in any emergency.