The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) recently conducted a successful medical evacuation of two young patients from the Chinoweing Health Post in Region Seven to receive urgent medical care.
The patients, an 11-month-old infant and a 4-year-old child, were facing health complications that required immediate attention beyond the capabilities of the local facility.
The GDF utilised the 8R-GMN Islander for the evacuation. Upon arrival at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, the children were swiftly transferred to the waiting ambulance, which then transported them to the Georgetown Hospital Corporation for further medical care.
Captain Teffurn James and Lieutenant Shane Jones were the pilot and co-pilot respectively, while Corporal Jamal Sears and Private Kenisha Boyce provided medical care to the patients during the evacuation.
