Coast Guard medevacs man from Martha’s Vineyard
BOSTON – A Coast Guard air crew transported an ill 68-year-old man from Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, today.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 1st District Command Center were notified at about 12 a.m. by Martha’s Vineyard Hospital that the man was suffering from internal bleeding and needed immediate transport to a mainland medical facility.
With no local medical flight available,...
Coast Guard rescue crews medevac a 13-year-old from the Martha’s Vineyard to Boston
BOSTON — Coast Guard rescue crews medically evacuated a 13-year-old boy from Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., at 12:40 a.m. Saturday.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 1st District command center were notified at noon by Martha’s Vineyard Hospital medical staff that a 13-year-old boy was suffering from a severe groin injury and they had no available medical flight crew to transport the boy to a...