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Centurion man in critical after falling off wall

The man cut the brachial artery in his left arm when he landed on a nail.

A 24-year-old man is in a serious condition after falling off a wall bordering two neighbours in Rooihuiskraal, Centurion, on Saturday.

ER24 spokesperson Ross Campbell said the man cut the brachial artery in his left arm when he landed on a nail.

“ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 17:03 along with another private service to find the man in a pool of blood and actively bleeding from the wound in his arm,” he said.

“A tourniquet was used to control the bleeding.”

The man was then transported to Kalafong hospital for further treatment.

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