ER24 have urged parents not to leave their children unattended in parked cars after a three-year-old toddler was rescued from a car left in the harsh sun at a Johannesburg shopping centre on Saturday afternoon.

“On Saturday afternoon, shortly before 4pm, paramedics from ER24 attended to an incident at a retail centre in Strubensvalley in Roodepoort where a three-year-old was left unattended in a car in the parking lot,” ER24 spokesman Werner Vermaak said.

“An off-duty paramedic from ER24 passed the car and heard the child crying. He noticed that a window was partially open and managed to unlock the door. He called ER24 and the police to attend the scene. Management of the retail centre provided water for the little boy. The off-duty paramedic explained that the child and car were extremely hot and he was sweating severely. Paramedics assessed the little boy and monitored his vital signs before he was returned to the care of the parents.”

For the full article on The Citizen’s website and ER24 paramedics advise, click on: Paramedics warn of heat danger to unattended children in locked cars in the sun