By Kingsley Mamore, GNA
Dambai (O/R), Feb 17, GNA-An off-duty ambulance officer’s courage and swift intervention have saved a life following a head-on motorbike collision on the Dambai–Nkwanta road in the Oti Region.
Mr Daniel Marfo, Senior Emergency Medical Technician (SEMT), an ambulance officer stationed at Kpassa in the Nkwanta North District, was visiting his family in Dambai, when he encountered the accident between Tutukpene and Kechiebi, two farming communities in the Nkwanta South Municipality on Monday.
Despite having no medical equipment such as oxygen supplies, suction devices, automated external defibrillators (AEDs), or stretchers to support breathing and circulation, Mr Marfo relied on his training and bare hands to revive one of the victims.
He also enlisted the help of bystanders, guiding them to assist by placing the injured in recovery positions.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Mr Marfo explained that he helped transport both victims to the Nkwanta South Municipal Hospital.
Sadly, one of the victims was pronounced dead on arrival.
Mr Marfo attributed the loss to the lack of additional medical personnel at the scene.
“If we were two officers, both victims would have been saved,” he said.
GNA
Edited by Maxwell Awumah/Benjamin Mensah