A helicopter rescue crew from Air Station Cape Cod in Bourne, Mass., trained with the Canadian navy Aug. 24, 2015, in Cape Cod Bay. An aviation survival technician and a public affairs specialist were lowered onto the Canadian Warship HMCS Summerside for a mock medical evacuation. Petty Officer 2nd Class Mario Estevane entered the ship where the "patient" was strapped to a gurney. Estevane explained in a real-word medevac he would do his own assessment of the patient and there would be a Coast Guard corpsman onboard for medical support once the patient was aboard the helicopter. Estevane expla
A helicopter rescue crew from Air Station Cape Cod in Bourne, Mass., trained with the Canadian navy Aug. 24, 2015, in Cape Cod Bay. An aviation survival technician and a public affairs specialist were lowered onto the Canadian Warship HMCS Summerside for a mock medical evacuation. Petty Officer 2nd Class Mario Estevane entered the ship where the "patient" was strapped to a gurney. Estevane explained in a real-word medevac he would do his own assessment of the patient and there would be a Coast Guard corpsman onboard for medical support once the patient was aboard the helicopter. Estevane explained ways to secure a patient and various hoisting techniques employed to get people off of a ship and into our aircraft. The MH-60 crew piloted the helicopter over the Summerside and lowered a basket. The Canadian crew watched as Estevane loaded the Coast Guard photographer inside the basket who was hoisted into the helicopter. After a quick presentation of Summerside hats and a plaque from the warship by the captain (Lt. Cmdr. Paul Smith, pictured), Estevane connected himself to the hoist hook and was lifted into the helicopter. ( Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ross Ruddell)
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