A five month pregnant woman and a passenger have being seriously injured after a collision at the intersection of Edwin Swales and Titrion road this morning, involving an articulated truck and a light motor vehicle. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the articulated truck had come to a halt inside the Rossburgh testing [...]
Durban ( Springfield ) Umgeni road and N2 A eight month pregnant woman is in a serious condition after been struck down by a passing truck on the N2 and Umgeni off ramp this morning. ER24 paramedics rushed to the scene to find the woman lying in the road and her legs underneath the truck. [...]
A twenty five year old woman, who is four months pregnant, was hit by an unknown vehicle on the corners of Field and Leopold streets in the Durban CBD this morning. The woman was found by ER24 paramedics to be in severe pain, still lying in the street. Upon examination, she had sustained multiple serious [...]
We have added information on the Road Safety Blog about the need to be alert to threats posed by H1N1 Swine Flu to pregnancy. But why are they more at risk? A visitor to the Arrive Alive website sent an email with a link which might help to provide some clarity. This appeared in a [...]
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The health authorities issued a renewed warning to pregnant women on Monday as the total of confirmed South African swine flu deaths reached 18. Nine of the dead were pregnant women, most of whom had been in the last third of their pregnancies, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said in a statement. The institute [...]
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On the Arrive Alive website we have information about “Pregnancy and Safe Driving”. I have just come across a story titled “H1N1: Department warns pregnant women” and decided that it is important to share this with our pregnant road users as well! This was written by Wendy Jasson da Costa and was originally published on [...]
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Earlier today a visitor came to the Arrive Alive website whilst searching for the phrase “should I wear a seatbelt when pregnant”. This is a topic that was also raised by an employee of a major distribution company earlier this year. On the Arrive Alive website we have added [...]
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Every time I receive accident notifications with the message of serious head injuries to children, I ask my self –“Were they buckled-in?” and “Were they sitting in child restraints?” The seatbelt wearing rate in South Africa requires our attention – and especially that of traffic enforcement [...]
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