Ambulance in Garut Carrying a Critical Child Obstructed by a Kijang Car, the Patient Died

GARUT, KOMPAS.com – Post a status on a Facebook account named Fauzi, who was later discovered to be a volunteer bodyguard ambulance, became a heated discussion of citizens.

In his status, Fauzi told about the action of a Kijang car driver who was suspected of deliberately blocking the ambulance he was escorting from Leles Puskesmas to the Dr. Slamet Hospital. Arrowroot.

In his status, Fauzi said that the vehicle deliberately invites the ambulance to race so that the ambulance cannot overtake the vehicle for several kilometers.

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Until the patient in the ambulance finds out a child whose condition is critical due to broken blood vessels he died not long after arriving at RSUD Dr. Slamet, Garut.

Muhammad Fauzi (20), the owner of the Facebook account who first uploaded the story, when contacted by reporters on Sunday (16/8/2020), said, on Friday (14/8/2020), he returned from Bandung to Garut using a motorcycle .

As he passed Leles, he saw an ambulance from the Leles Puskesmas going to the hospital carrying emergency patients, so Fauzi immediately escorted the vehicle.

“Initially the journey was normal, other vehicles gave way to an ambulance,” he said.

However, as soon as they reached the Tutugan Leles area, there was a Kijang car blocking the ambulance.

Fauzi also asked the ambulance driver to give way by pulling aside for a while. However, the driver still wouldn’t make way.

“Day strong I don’t want to give way, “he said.

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Not wanting to make way, the ambulance escorted by Fauzi could not go fast.

Ambulance he could only overtake the vehicle in the Tarogong area or the vehicle was blocked for several kilometers after he kept asking the car to give way.

After giving way, according to Fauzi, the Kijang car was immediately attached to the back of the ambulance.

The ambulance and the Kijang car had just separated at the Tarogong Square Roundabout. The Kijang car turned onto Jalan Suherman, while the ambulance turned onto Jalan Cimanuk.

“When I arrived at the hospital, I saw the patient was still there (not yet dead), the officers also handled it,” he said.

Contacted separately via his cellphone, Damis Sutendi, the Leles Health Center ambulance driver who brought the ambulance that Muhammad Fauzi told on his Facebook account, confirmed Fauzi’s story.

Damis admitted that at that time he was indeed carrying an emergency patient, a child about six years old who was in a coma after experiencing bleeding from his head due to a fall.

Hence, the child was immediately referred to the Dr. Slamet Regional Hospital, Garut, by the Leles Health Center officer.

“Since leaving the Puskesmas, volunteers who used to escort them have been escorted,” he said.

According to Damin, the incident with the Kijang car that did not give way occurred in the Pasir Bajing area, Banyuresmi District.

The Kijang car continued to run on the gas even though the volunteers who were escorting it had asked him to make way for an ambulance.

“He is even in front even though the volunteers who control the use of motorbikes have asked for directions,” he said.

According to Damis, the Kijang car finally gave way in the Tarogong area after volunteers stopped the vehicle to the side of the road.

As a result of the driver’s act, according to Damis, at least he lost five minutes to get to the Dr. Slamet Regional Hospital, Garut.

“Usually only 10 minutes to the hospital yesterday mah up to more than 15 minutes, “he said.

Damis admitted, the patient he was carrying finally died after being treated for a few minutes at the Dr. Slamet Hospital, Garut.

Hence, Damis deeply regretted the actions of road users who did not make way for ambulances carrying emergency patients.

“Hopefully there will be no more similar incidents, just go to the side for a while, give way so that patients can get treatment quickly,” he said.

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