EmersonNZ Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 Do people get airlifted iff cruise ships on a nightly basis? The captain just announced we are diverting our course slightly heading towards New Caledonia (from Vanuatu) at full speed to randevu with a helicopter so we can airlift someone off the ship sometime tonight. It's 6pm now, my guess at 20-22kts is we won't be in range until about midnight. The Captain apologised in advance for a slightly rougher ride due to the extra speed (again who cares if it means the patient gets the attention they need as fast as possible. Though we have just left a Vanuatu island we are actually about 1/2 way between the capitals of Vanuatu and New Caledonia, both of which have good hospitals and access to medical flights to New Zealand and Australia if needed (Vanuatu is made up of over 100 islands stretching many 100s of kms). New Caledonia is more in the direction of our destination (New Zealand) and closure to NZ and Aust if they do eventually need further medical attention (though New Caledonia is a very good hospital and would handle all but very server cases). No word on the nature of the condition. I imagine the demographic of some cruise passengers age related emergencies aren't uncommon. Again the captain has done a great job in keeping the ship updated and I suspect the free will do another amazing job later tonight getting the patient on the helicopter and to hospital asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 Yikes ! Hope all is well once they get to the hospital. God speed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galveston Steve Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 Wow that is unusual to have 2 on the same cruise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamw Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 I've only ever had one in the whole of my cruising life - who pays for the helicopter? The sick persons insurers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarney Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 Back in 2011 we were on Enchantment at Labadee and someone had to be airlifted right before the all-aboard time. We were in port with, I believe, Oasis - it was the largest crowd I've ever been in. Here is the chopper coming in to land on the pier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 pamw -this is the biggest reason I tell older clients to get cruise insurance Yes the PASSENGAR pays for the helicopter, and if they are not insured, and/or do not have the credit on hand, they will not send a helicopter out - this does happen. And yes it costs between $35,000 - $50,000 depending on where you are for the flights. EmersonNZ, RestingBird, pamw and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monorailmedic Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 pamw -this is the biggest reason I tell older clients to get cruise insurance Yes the PASSENGAR pays for the helicopter, and if they are not insured, and/or do not have the credit on hand, they will not send a helicopter out - this does happen. And yes it costs between $35,000 - $50,000 depending on where you are for the flights. This is true, and air-ambulance repatriation can be even more expensive than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBRSKI Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 We just finished our 9 night on the Navigator of the Seas and during the night around 1am the cruise director made an announcement looking for people with "O" negative blood. A passenger needed a blood transfusion. Not sure if that person got one but he repeated the announcement three times. We were in a port the next morning and a friend saw the medical team remove that person on a stretcher. It would have been nice to hear an update on that person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamw Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 I'm O RH Negative. A rare blood group. Would this be what they were asking for as chance of getting this on a ship would maybe slim. I have to carry a card with me advising of my blood group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyMedic Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 I'm O RH Negative. A rare blood group. Would this be what they were asking for as chance of getting this on a ship would maybe slim. I have to carry a card with me advising of my blood group. O Negative is the universal donor because anyone can receive blood from them. There are no A, B, or Rh antibodies attached to their blood. Where as AB Positive is the universal recipient, they can get blood from anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 I thought AB Positive was the universal recipient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyMedic Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 I thought AB Positive was the universal recipient? Your right, brain fart. Been working on presentations for class all day and my mind is gone. tkltomp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyraven Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Another patient medivac'd off of Grandeur yesterday .... off the coast of Cape Hatteras ..... there's video on the Grandeur of the Seas fan page on Facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorrayy Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 I am o positive but I have been banned for 1 year from donating blood in Canada because I visited Labadee (Haiti) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toodle68 Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 I am banned forever for giving blood outside of the UK.. as is everyone who lived in the UK during the mad cow years.. Mooooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Terry Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 On 2/6/2017 at 7:46 AM, pamw said: I've only ever had one in the whole of my cruising life - who pays for the helicopter? The sick persons insurers? Hopefully they have travel insurance.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Terry Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 On 4/14/2017 at 9:00 PM, Razzorray said: I am o positive but I have been banned for 1 year from donating blood in Canada because I visited Labadee (Haiti) Just now, Dan Terry said: Hopefully they have travel insurance.. Same in the US.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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