DATE: January 29, 2010 12:37:35 PST
Coast Guard medevacs heart attack patient from cruise ship

 

   

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Date: Jan. 29, 2010
Contact: Petty Officer Henry Dunphy

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619-252-1304, mobile

henry.g.dunphy@uscg.mil

Coast Guard medevacs heart attack patient from cruise ship

SAN DIEGO — An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector San Diego safely transported a man from a cruise ship approximately 300 miles south of San Diego Friday morning.

The Coast Guard received notification from the crew of a cruise ship, Regatta, just after midnight stating a 78-year-old man was suffering from heart attack symptoms and requesting a medical evacuation. A Coast Guard flight surgeon was consulted and determined that a medevac was recommended.

The helicopter crew launched from Sector San Diego to conduct the medevac. Once on scene, the helicopter crew hoisted the man from the cruise ship. A C-130 Hercules plane supported the medevac by providing long-range coverage for the helicopter.

On scene weather during the hoist was calm seas, light northerly winds and good visibility.

The man was transported to Sector San Diego and transferred to emergency medical personnel.

For video of the medevac, follow the links below:

Windows Media (.wmv) file: http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=768894

Quicktime movie (.mov) file: http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=768897

SAN DIEGO -- An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector San Diego medically evacuated a 78-year-old man who was suffering from heart attack symptoms from a cruise ship 300 miles south of San Diego, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. The man was hoisted from the cruise ship and transported to Sector San Diego, where he was transferred to emergency medical personnel. U.S. Coast Guard video.

For photos of the medevac, follow the links below:

http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=768903

 SAN DIEGO – An aircrew from Coast Guard Sector San Diego medically evacuated a 78-year-old man suffering from heart attack symptoms from a cruise ship 300 miles south of San Diego, then transferred him to emergency medical personnel, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter launched to conduct the medevac while a C-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Sacramento provided long-range coverage. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=768990

SAN DIEGO – An aircrew from Coast Guard Sector San Diego medically evacuated a 78-year-old man suffering from heart attack symptoms from a cruise ship 300 miles south of San Diego, then transferred him to emergency medical personnel, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter launched to conduct the medevac while a C-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Sacramento provided long-range coverage. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

 http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=769165

SAN DIEGO – An aircrew from Coast Guard Sector San Diego medically evacuated a 78-year-old man suffering from heart attack symptoms from a cruise ship 300 miles south of San Diego, then transferred him to emergency medical personnel, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter launched to conduct the medevac while a C-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Sacramento provided long-range coverage. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

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