Gravesend RNLI assist with multi-agency medical evacuation
The charities lifeboat was launched at the request of the UK Coastguard this morning at 7.30am to assist with a multi-agency medivac (Medical Evacuation) of an injured crew member at Ameys Jetty in Halfway Reach, Dagenham on the River Thames.
Once on-scene and working with the London Ambulance Service (LAS) along with their Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), the London Fire Brigade (LFB) and the Port of London Authority (PLA) the lifeboat was positioned, to oversee the scene safety. The lifeboat crew advised and coordinated the recovery and movement of the casualty.
Due to the position of the casualty, they were placed in a stretcher and lifted on-board a vessel helping with the evacuation. With the casualty and medical responding personnel on-board, the vessel was positioned and the casualty lifted at Fords Jetty where an ambulance was met to evacuate the casualty to hospital.
Notes to editors
‘A great example of (Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Programme) JESIP where multi agencies are working together, saving lives.’
The five principles being co-locate, communicate, co-ordinate, jointly understand risk and share situational awareness.
Full details can be found here: http://www.jesip.org.uk
Gravesend is one of four lifeboat stations on the River Thames that are operated by the RNLI. Gravesend Lifeboat covers an area from Holehaven, at the western end of Canvey Island, to the Thames Flood Barrier at Woolwich, a distance of 26 miles. A patch which covers Kent, Essex, South & East London.
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