Coast Guard conducts early morning medevac

Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard Thirteenth District

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Press Release

Date: Aug. 17, 2005
Contact: PA2 Kurt Fredrickson
206-220-7237

COAST GUARD CONDUCTS EARLY MORNING MEDEVAC

SEATTLE - The Coast Guard airlifted a 41-year-old woman suffering from a possible heart attack this morning from Orcas Island, Wash.

The San Juan County Sheriffs Department called the Coast Guard at 12:28 a.m., requesting a medevac of the woman. Due to poor weather conditions a civilian medevac helicopter was unable to take off.

The Coast Guard flight surgeon determined the woman needed to be flown to the hospital after speaking with the paramedic monitoring her. An HH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Group/Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., was launched and safely took the woman aboard.

The helicopter flew the patient to Olympic Memorial Hospital in Port Angeles for further treatment.

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