Previously, on the evening of September 5, following orders from superiors, the Southern Helicopter Company dispatched an experienced flight crew and a modern EC-225 helicopter from Vung Tau airport, along with the air ambulance team of Military Hospital 175 to fly to Song Tu Tay Island (Truong Sa special zone, Khanh Hoa province) to carry out an emergency rescue mission.

The patient is fisherman Nguyen Duc Quang, born in 1980, from Ly Son ( Quang Ngai ), diagnosed with type 2 decompression sickness due to deep diving, at the 21st hour, severe level, multiple organ damage (circulatory, respiratory, kidney, nervous) and complications of circulatory arrest, respiratory recovery difficult; prognosis of risk of aspiration, embolism, progressive paralysis, multiple organ failure, beyond the treatment capacity of Song Tu Tay Island Infirmary, therefore urgently needs to be transported by helicopter to the mainland for emergency treatment.

The helicopter landed at Military Hospital 175, handing over the patient to the emergency hospital for timely treatment.

Taking off from Vung Tau airport at 9pm on September 5, refueling at Truong Sa island, at 2:50am on September 6, the flight crew landed at Song Tu Tay island. The emergency team quickly approached and loaded the patient onto the helicopter.

After many hours of flying over the sea in the dark, at 10:38 a.m. on September 6, the helicopter landed safely at the parking lot of Military Hospital 175, handing over the patient to doctors for further treatment, promptly saving the fisherman's life.

During the mission, despite flying at night in complex weather conditions, long flight time, taking off and landing at many locations, the unit promptly deployed preparations, followed procedures; closely coordinated with the Air Defense - Air Force, the Navy and related forces to handle all situations well. The flight crew coordinated smoothly, ensuring absolute safety, and excellently completing the assigned tasks.

HOANG XUAN

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/quoc-phong-an-ninh/tin-tuc/cong-ty-truc-thang-mien-nam-bay-cap-cuu-ngu-dan-tai-dao-song-tu-tay-845005