Man falsely claiming to be a paramedic treated a child involved in NSW collision

A man who pretended to be a paramedic treated a child involved in a collision at a NSW motorcycle event. Photograph: Mike Raabe/Getty Images

A man who pretended to be a paramedic at motorcycle events and who treated a child involved in a collision has been ordered to serve a 24-month community corrections order.

Lachlan Gardner marketed himself as a paramedic via his company, Event Health Services, and subsequently provided emergency first aid services at motorcycle events held throughout regional New South Wales in 2023. He holds no qualifications in the field and has never being registered as a paramedic.