MAIN ROAD – Somerset West
A routine emergency call for local paramedic Charl Mostert turned into an unexpected language dispute on Main Road after an intoxicated woman challenged his description of a patient’s condition.
The incident occurred on Main Road, close to Olde Belle, where Mostert had been called to assist a woman who was unresponsive. While attempting to wake her and assess the situation, he told those at the scene that she appeared to have suffered an “oordoosis.”
A second woman, who is believed to know the patient and who had reportedly been drinking heavily, immediately disagreed. “It’s not an oordoosis,” she told Mostert. “It’s oorpiele.” The statement led to a prolonged misunderstanding, with Mostert spending approximately ten minutes explaining that “oordoosis” was the Afrikaans term he was using to describe an overdose. The woman remained convinced that he was using the wrong word.
According to a family friend who submitted the account, the exchange continued while Mostert attempted to get the first woman to regain consciousness. Eventually, a member of a private security company intervened and took the protesting woman aside, allowing Mostert to continue attending to the patient.
The unconscious woman was subsequently found to have suffered an alcohol overdose and is reportedly recovering. Mostert was eventually able to continue attending to the patient, bringing an unusual exchange on Main Road to an end.
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