On Sunday, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) assisted in the transfer of a ventilated Covid-19 positive patient from St Mary’s Hospital to University Hospital Southampton (UHS).
The charity says it was done 'to relieve pressure' in the hospital’s heavily stretched Intensive Care Unit.
The transfer was done in close collaboration with the UK Search and Rescue (UKSAR) AW189 Helicopter, based at Lee-on-the-Solent.
As Covid-19 infections on the Island have continued to rise, doctors, specialist paramedics and pilots of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance Critical Care Teams stepped in to support their NHS colleagues.
The Air Ambulance charity used its aircraft, Helimed 56, to deploy the team to the Island and was then retrieved in the Coast Guard’s AW189 to fly the patient to UHS.
HIOWAA CEO, Alex Lochrane said:
“We’re in this struggle together, a struggle that is far from over. It is our duty to do everything we can to ensure the safety of residents on the Island and that they get the necessary critical care during this pandemic. We are prepared to do whatever it takes in this continued challenge against Covid-19. I can assure everyone within our region and beyond: if you are in serious need of our specialist medical skills, no matter who you are, we will do everything we can to be there for you.”
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