Coast Guard medevacs elderly woman from Nantucket to Boston
BOSTON — The Coast Guard flew a 86-year-old woman from Nantucket Cottage Hospital to Boston late Sunday night, after an emergent medical condition became severe.
At about 10:12 p.m., Nantucket Cottage Hospital contacted watchstanders at the First Coast Guard District command center requesting assistance due to low visibility restricting MedFlight ability to fly.
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Coast Guard conducts second airlift of day from Nantucket, transports ill man
BOSTON — The Coast Guard flew a 66-year-old man suffering from chest pains from Nantucket Cottage Hospital to Hyannis Hospital, Saturday.
At about 6:15 p.m., the hospital in Nantucket contacted watchstanders at the First Coast Guard District requesting assistance.
A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, still in the air from a PREVIOUS CASE, arrived in Nantucket,...
Coast Guard medevacs injured man from Nantucket Hospital
BOSTON — A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 33-year-old man suffering from injuries to his lower extremities Thursday morning from Nantucket Cottage Hospital on Nantucket.
At around 5 a.m. Coast Guard watchstanders were notified that the injured man was in need of transportation to Massachusetts General Hospital for an advanced level of care.
Civilian medical flights were unable to transport the...
Coast Guard air crew medevacs pregnant woman from Nantucket
BOSTON — A Coast Guard air crew medevaced a 34-year-old pregnant woman from Nantucket Cottage Hospital, Friday evening.
At approximately 6 p.m., watchstanders received a request from the hospital for transport of a patient who went into labor and needed to receive a higher level of medical care.
At approximately 7:30 p.m., a HC-144 Ocean Sentry launched from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod to Nantucket.
The...
Coast Guard medevacs 58-year-old man from Nantucket
BOSTON — Rescue crews from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod medically evacuated a 58-year-old man from Nantucket Cottage Hospital Friday.
Watchstanders at the 1st District Command Center in Boston, Massachusetts received a call at 9:35 a.m. from Nantucket Cottage Hospital requesting assistance to transport a man with spontaneous head bleeding.
A rescue crew, using an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, immediately...
Coast Guard medically transports 3-month-old infant
BOSTON — A Coast Guard air crew transported an injured 3-month-old male infant from Nantucket, Mass. to Boston on Wednesday.
Watchstanders at the 1st Coast Guard District in Boston received a call at 10:20 a.m. from Nantucket Cottage Hospital stating that the infant was being treated after falling and sustaining a severe head injury and possible scull fracture.
Commercial medical flight crews were...
