The Portrush All-weather lifeboat assisted in the medical evacuation of a 63-year-old person with a dislocated hip from Rathlin Island to Ballycastle Harbour.
A lifeboat team in Portrush were tasked to a medical evacuation on Rathlin Island on Friday. Portrush All-weather lifeboat (ALB) was requested to launch by the Coastguard at 5.08 am on January 3 to assist with the transfer of a casualty off the island. The volunteer crew launched at 5.
28 am into a 'bitterly cold morning and rough seas' for the 60-minute journey to assist with the transfer of a 63-year-old person with a dislocated hip from the island to Ballycastle Harbour to hand over to the ambulance service. When the ALB crew arrived on scene the Rathlin Island Coastguard team and a district nurse were waiting to assist with the medical evacuation. Once the casualty was safely on board the ALB made her way to Ballycastle Harbour to wait for an ambulance where they were able to transfer the casualty to the Ambulance with the assistance of Ballycastle Coastguard Team. After a quick breakfast the volunteer crew under Coxswain Perry Walton headed for home, arriving back in Portrush Harbour at 11.20am. Beni McAllister, Lifeboat Operations Manager at Portrush RNLI said: 'We have practised this with the Coastguard and Rathlin Island in the past to ensure that we can cope with this type of call. 'Although it was an early start into the dark, the experienced volunteer crew knew exactly what had to be done. 'Their casualty care training has equipped them to expertly deal with this type of injury and where able to administer appropriate medication to alleviate the pain of the casualty until the handover to the Ambulance service was completed. 'We all send our best wishes to the casualty for a speedy recovery.'
LIFESAVINGS MEDICAL Rathlin ISLAND PORTRUSH COASTGUARD
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