Name: Coast Guard medically evacuates a man from Beaver Island, May 29, 2010
Start: 2010-05-29
End: 2010-05-29
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2010-05-29
Kind: Rescue
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcareemergency-managementmaritimepublic-servicecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

On May 29, 2010, the Coast Guard medically evacuated a 60-year-old man with a broken leg from Beaver Island. The report credits Beaver Island EMS with having the patient ready when the Coast Guard arrived.

Evidence limits

This short newspaper notice does not identify the patient, destination, aircraft, or complete response record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 2010, "We Have Lift-Off."
Reports that the Coast Guard medically evacuated a 60-year-old man with a broken leg on May 29 and quotes the pilot’s praise for Beaver Island EMS preparation. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, June 2010, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the medical-evacuation notice.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Coast Guard medically evacuates a man from Beaver Island, May 29, 2010”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coast-guard-medical-evacuation-may-29-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 2010, "We Have Lift-Off." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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