This document describes a medical evacuation that occurred at sea. It provides details of a patient, a 34-year-old Indian seaman, who developed Fournier's gangrene/necrotizing fasciitis. Due to the imminent fatality risk and the distance to the scheduled port being 4 days away, a decision was made to request emergency evacuation. Two rescue helicopters were dispatched and medical workers were lowered by winch to retrieve the patient. The patient was then transported to Santa Barbara for further treatment.
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Medevac On High Seas
1. MEDEVAC ON HIGH
SEAS
( INCIDENT REPORT )
Dr. A. C. KULKARNI
3 A SIDDHI VINAYAK CHAMBERS
BANDRA EAST, MUMBAI 400051
3. MEDICAL ADVISE
INFORMATION TO BE TRANSMITTED BY
MAIL OR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY BY
TELEPHONE
INJURY: PART OF THE BODY
OPEN WOUND / CLOSED
BLEEDING CONTROL
4. MEDICAL ADVISE
INFORMATION TO BE TRANSMITTED BY
MAIL OR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY BY
TELEPHONE
INJURY: PART OF THE BODY
OPEN WOUND / CLOSED
BLEEDING CONTROL
LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS
5. MEDICAL ADVISE
INFORMATION TO BE TRANSMITTED BY MAIL OR
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY BY TELEPHONE
INJURY: PART OF THE BODY
OPEN WOUND / CLOSED
BLEEDING CONTROL
LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS
PAIN
7. PATIENT, 34 YRS, INDIAN
SEAMAN. NO PAST H/O
DIABETES, HYPERTENSION.
HIV AND Hep B NEGATIVE.
8. SYMPTOMS
ON 17 NOV COMPLAINED OF PAIN
AND BURNING AROUND ANAL AREA
AFTER PASSING MOTION.
NO BLEEDING
NO CONSTIPATION
TREATED SYMPTOMATICALLY
9. PROGRESSION OF CASE
PATIENT DEVELOPED MULTIPLE
EXTERNAL PILES.
FEVERISH FEELING WITH
EXHAUTION
UNABLE TO WORK
COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN RIGHT
GLUTEAL REGION
PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS IN CASE
18. RICE
R- REST
I IMMOBILISATION
C- COLD COMPRESS
E- ELEVATION
DISTANCE TO SANTA BARBARA 478 NM
19. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
1228 AIRCRAFT RESCUE 07 CALLED VESSEL ON
VHF CH 16 FOR SAFETY BRIEFING.
1230 COMMENCED SAFETY BRIEFING ON VHF
CH 16
1242 COMPLETED SAFETY BRIEFING
1250 HELICOPTER LANDING CHECKLIST
COMPLETED.
1255 AIRCRAFT RESCUE 07 INFORMED
APPROACHING TOWARDS VESSEL AND MAKING
ROUND ABOVE THE VESSEL.
20. 1300 AIRCRAFT RESCUE 07 ADVISED TO
ALTER COURSE 270 AND 10 SPEED
KNOTS, AS TWO HELICOPTERS RESCUE
09 & RESCUE 02 COMING SHORTLY TO
EVACUATE THE PATIENT.
1315 BOTH HELICOPTER STARTED
MAKING ROUND AROUND THE VESSEL.
1318 HELO RESCUE 09 CAME OVER
LANDING AREA AND TWO PARAMEDICS
WINCHED DOWN.
1320 RESCUE 02 WINCHED DOWN TWO
21. 1320 RESCUE 02 WINCHED DOWN TWO
PARAMEDICS ALONG WITH STRETCHER.
1345 PATIENT ON DECK IN STRETCHER
1356 PATIENT PICKED UP BY HELO
RESCUE 02 BY WINCHING ALONG WITH
TWO PARAMEDICS.
1400 HELO RESCUE 09 PICKED UP TWO
PARAMEDICS BY WINCHING
1730 HELO 02 LANDED AT SANTA
BARBARA AND PATIENT TRANSFERRED