On Easter Saturday aboard Freedom of the Seas we had a medical emergency. We have a medical facility with two doctors, two nurses, and other medical personnel, but we do not have a full hospital for specialized care.
We were having a scheduled sea day between Cozumel, Mexico, and our home of Port Canaveral. We detoured to waters off the coast of Key West, Florida, to meet a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter so our patient could be evacuated. As we pulled close to Key West we passed a Coast Guard ship, but this one was not involved in the evacuation.
In a previous post I took pictures while standing on the helipad. Click here to take a look.
I have no information yet on the condition of the patient, but am so grateful we live in a time when we have excellent medical care as well as the capability of getting those who need that care to where they can receive it. Thanks to Freedom's Medical and Marine teams and to the US Coast Guard who orchestrated the successful evacuation of this patient.
Best,
Lois
11 comments:
I always wondered how fast the medical attention was on a cruise ship. I learned something today! Thanks.
i can only imagine how terrifying that must be for patient and their companions.
That's pretty nice to be able to have transportation to medical facilities, if needed.
Nice shots, I hope whoever it was that needed help is doing ok.
Scary for the family involved, but you got some amazing shots.
Great shots. But how scary to be evacuated by helicopter
Wow...impressive! I hope the patient recovers quickly.
xo,
RJ
You captured some good images, but too bad that the helicopter was needed. Hopefully the patient is doing okay after what had to be a frightening event for the family.
on my first cruise I also witnessed something like this..it actually made me feel safe knowing this was possible...and as we watched everyone was so prepared and knew exactly what they were doing...
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Good luck to the patient.
Spectacular! I hope the parient will be fine...
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