Coast guard medevac unresponsive 5-year-old from ferry
A five-year-old lad has been transferred and admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), after quick action from the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) Coast Guard expedited his access to medical attention.
According to the GDF, five-year-old Marian Santiago was travelling to Mabaruma from Georgetown aboard the MV Lady Northcote, when he reportedly complained
The child lying in his mother’s arms as he was being taken to the hospital
of feeling unwell at about midday on Friday. As his condition began to deteriorate, his parents sought help from the Northcote crew. As help was being sought, the child fell unconscious.
“The vessel’s crew immediately radioed the Coast Guard station at Morawhanna, Region One, for assistance,” the release states. “Coast Guard ratings intercepted the vessel at the mouth of the Waini River, retrieved the child and his parents and transported them to a waiting ambulance at Kumaka, from where he was transported to the Mabaruma hospital.”
Checks at the Mabaruma hospital revealed that the boy was subsequently air dashed to the GPHC.
