NEW ORLEANS — A Coast Guard MH-65D Dolphin (SRR) rescue helicopter aircrew medevac woman from cruise ship Saturday approximately 72 nautical miles south of Southwest Pass, Louisiana.
The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call at approximately 8:48 a.m. stating a woman was experiencing internal bleeding like symptoms aboard the cruise ship Carnival Glory.
Watchstanders coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65D Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter (SRR) rescue crew and diverted a Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile (ATC Mobile) HC-144 Ocean Sentry search and rescue aircrew.
The MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew arrived on scene, deploy the rescue swimmer and hoisted the injured passenger and a Carnival Glory nurse, both were transferred both to University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel were waiting.
«Year round training ensured an efficient and proper coordination for this medical evacuation (medevac).» said Chief Warrant Officer Tricia Elderedge, Sector New Orleans command duty officer. «We’re glad we could safely transfer this patient to a higher level of medical care.»
The woman was last reported in stable condition.
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