Public Affairs Detachment San Diego
U.S. Coast Guard
News Release
Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger
***Imagery available***
SAN DIEGO -- A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector San Diego medically evacuated a cruise ship passenger 40 miles west of San Diego late Friday night.
The crew of the cruise ship Carnival Paradise notified the Coast Guard that the 55-year-old woman was experiencing severe abdominal pain. A Coast Guard flight surgeon was consulted and recommended the woman be medically evacuated.
The helicopter crew arrived on scene just after midnight, and hoisted the patient and the cruise ship nurse.
The patient was flown to Sector San Diego, where awaiting emergency medical service transported her to Scripps Mercy Hospital.
***EDITOR'S NOTE***
This video is from a previous medical evacuation conducted aboard the cruise ship Carnival Paradise.
Click on video below to open in new window.
SAN DIEGO - The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 62-year-old woman from the cruise ship Carnival Paradise 25 miles from San Diego Aug. 23, 2009, after being notified that she was suffering from a head injury. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Henry G. Dunphy
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