An unusual Aussie man who posed as a paramedic and charged main corporations for first support coaching regardless of having no {qualifications} has been deemed a risk to public security.
Andreas Pantziaros was handed a lifetime ban by the NSW Well being Care Complaints Fee on Tuesday for providing bogus well being providers by way of his personal agency Medic Corp Ambulance.
He allegedly duped main corporations, together with St Basil’s, a big aged care firm with 5 residential properties and 650 employees members throughout Sydney, and Blue Metal, the development agency behind the Crown On line casino at Barangaroo on the town’s harbour.
Final yr, Pantziaros was convicted and fined $1,000 for impersonating an emergency providers employee and likewise for falsely registering his automobile as an ambulance, which diminished his price from $590 to only $68.
‘The Fee discovered that Mr Pantziaros wore a proper uniform that had a robust resemblance to the NSW Ambulance Paramedic uniform which may simply mislead the general public to consider he was a NSW Paramedic,’ the fee said.
Andreas Pantziaros (pictured) was handed a lifetime ban by the NSW Well being Care Complaints Fee on Tuesday for providing bogus well being providers by way of his personal agency Medic Corp Ambulance
‘While carrying this uniform Mr Pantziaros drove a automobile which had been modified to resemble a NSW Ambulance automobile, together with displaying the phrases, ‘Ambulance’, ‘000 Emergency’ and a ‘Medic Corp’ Brand nearly equivalent to the NSW Ambulance brand,’ the fee discovered
‘While carrying this uniform Mr Pantziaros drove a automobile which had been modified to resemble a NSW Ambulance automobile, together with displaying the phrases, ‘Ambulance’, ‘000 Emergency’ and a ‘Medic Corp’ Brand nearly equivalent to the NSW Ambulance brand.
‘Mr Pantziaros doesn’t maintain the {qualifications} required to carry out the function of a Paramedic.’
The prohibition ruling added that he was not certified to show first support.
This didn’t cease him from charging personal corporations and non-profit organisations for coaching days.
In 2021, he shared a selfie with a bunch of girls holding first support mannikins.
‘Offering first support and CPR coaching to the Polish Faculty academics,’ he captioned the put up.
Pantziaros allegedly duped main corporations, together with St Basil’s, a big aged care firm with 5 residential properties and 650 employees members throughout Sydney, and Blue Metal, the development agency behind the Crown On line casino at Barangaroo on the town’s harbour (pictured)
Pictured: Pantziaros’ faux ambulance he used as a part of his Medic Corp enterprise
The Medic Corp Ambulance web site has been taken down however its social media profile stays lively.
It seems Pantziaros has additionally plied his bogus commerce overseas.
His social media profile suggests he’s now dwelling in Cyprus the place he runs an ‘occupational well being and security service’ enterprise referred to as ‘A.Pantziaros Consultants Ltd’.
A put up from December 2022 seems to indicate him main a coaching day for a volunteer recue group in Cyprus.
‘A really fascinating presentation by our pal and coach Andreas Pantziaros on using medical oxygen,’ the caption reads.
It seems Pantziaros has additionally plied his bogus commerce overseas (pictured: a put up from December 2022 seems to indicate him main a coaching day for a volunteer recue group in Cyprus)
‘This was adopted by sensible coaching the place our volunteers, with the assistance of our trainers, put concept into observe.’
The NSW Well being Care Complaints Fee discovered that he ‘poses a danger to public well being and security’.
‘Mr Andreas Pantziaros is completely prohibited from offering any well being providers, both in paid employment or voluntarily, together with by way of any enterprise or firm, to any member of the general public,’ it dominated.
Each day Mail Australia has approached Pantziaros for remark.
