Criminals cut and stole a 10-metre copper pipe which supplies oxygen to various sections, Gauteng MEC for Health Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko said.
“Clinicians reported the matter to the Department of Infrastructure Development who are responsible for the plant room where the stolen pipe runs. This led to the discovery that the oxygen supply pipe was tampered with.”Ralehoko has called for the police to leave no stone unturned to bring to book criminals who put patients’ lives at risk.
“The people who stole the copper pipe should not just be charged with theft but also with attempted murder. They intentionally put the lives of 24 patients at risk, 19 of whom were on life support and depended on access to oxygen through artificial ventilation.” “Fortunately, the patients were immediately evacuated to another ward where ventilation was continued. A contractor was immediately called on site and the copper pipe has since been replaced. The process to move patients back into the main ICU will commence on Wednesday, 21 December 2022,” she said.
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