Calshot RNLI Attends Jetskier With Suspected Broken Leg

Initial reports indicated that the casualty had been recovered onto a vessel and that they would be bringing them into shore, however on arrival at the station it became apparent that it would require the launch of Calshot’s D Class Lifeboat David Radcliffe.

After launch, the lifeboat quickly came alongside the casualty vessel and two crew members boarded to assess the situation. It was soon decided that the best course of action would be to transfer the casualty to the lifeboat, to do this safely, volunteer Helm Damian Lester returned to shore to pick up two additional crew members. On their return to the casualty vessel, crew members carefully transferred the casualty to Calshot’s lifeboat.

On arriving back at the lifeboat station, shore crew helped to recover the casualty onto the station’s basket stretcher and carry them into a more sheltered triage location that had been prepared and provide further care to the casualty in advance of the arrival of the SCAS ambulance that had been called.

Due to the potential severity of the injury to the casualty the Air Ambulance was also soon in attendance, landing in the grounds of the activities centre. Working alongside these teams, Calshot’s crew helped to stabilise the casualty, before they were conveyed to hospital via road.

Of the response Calshot RNLI Launch Authority Diane Carrier said: ‘Transferring casualties between boats is always a challenging operation and this was made more complicated due to their serious leg injuries. The RNLI has an incredibly robust casualty care training program that allowed crew to provide the right care to the casualty both whilst still at sea and then on their recovery to shore. The fact that the casualty was wearing a lifejacket also contributed to a positive outcome.’

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