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Medevac off Saint Paul Island

The Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak deployed an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for the medevac of a 33-year-old man from the "Island Enterprise" near Saint Paul Island, Alaska, on Aug 13, 2019. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard District Seventeen command center received notification at 4:29 p.m., on Aug 12, of the man with possible stroke symptoms. After consulting with a medical care provider, Island Enterprise was advised to transit toward Saint Paul and a medical evacuation was recommended. The District Seventeen Command Center directed the launch of the Jayhawk aircrew from the Air Station Kodiak with the support of an HC-130 Hercules aircrew to provide relief crews and communication coverage. The fisherman was medevaced at 3:15 a.m. and transferred to an awaiting Life Med crew at Saint Paul. The patient was further transported to Anchorage.

Medevac off Cold Bay

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a 57-year-old man from the "Island Enterprise" in the evening of Feb 16, 2018, approximately 57 miles northeast of Cold Bay. Watchstanders at the 17th Coast Guard District command center received a medevac request from Health Force Partners for a man found unconscious in the freezer aboard the Island Enterprise Friday at approximately 5:30 p.m. Watchstanders notified the Coast Guard duty flight surgeon who recommended the medevac.The Jayhawk helicopter crew forward deployed to Cold Bay hoisted the man and safely transported him to Cold Bay where Guardian Flight Services medical personnel waited for further transfer to Anchorage, Alaska.

Medevac off Dutch Harbor

An aviation detachment crew deployed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Sherman medevaced a 33-year-old man from the "Island Alaska" in the morning of July 6, 2017, approximately 152 miles north of Dutch Harbor. Watchstanders at the 17th Coast Guard District command center received a request from Health Force Partners that a crewman aboard the fishing vessel suffered a severe injury to his index finger. The Coast Guard flight surgeon recommended a medevac after consultation with HFP deemed the injury as potentially limb threatening. An AVDET MH-65 Dolphin crew hoisted the man safely and transported him to EMS in Dutch Harbor. Weather on scene was 34.5-mph winds, 8 to 10-foot seas and 11.5 miles visibility.