'If the lift didn't stop where it did, this patient's injuries would probably have been fatal.' 9News
"When paramedics got access to the patient he was in a very vulnerable position, with his head trapped in the lift cavity," Phrachanh said.Firefighters had to turn of the electricity before opening the doors.Firefighters were called to an apartment block in Abbotsford at midday on Wednesday and arrived to find the man with his head stuck between a carriage and the lift shaft.
"Crews quickly secured the lift with acrow props and isolated the electricity before opening the doors," Fire and Rescue NSW said.Paramedics stabilised the man before he was rescued.He walked away after the ordeal but was taken to hospital for observation.
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