Airgurus Ltd. Co., with its' SkyAid, the leading air ambulance provider in the Philippines, saved another life last March 4, 2011!
Tomas Tembrevilla, a Filipino and a second officer at sea on board the vessel, Cape Veni has undergone a medical evacuation from the said vessel by Airgurus' air ambulance (helicopter) and was brought to Davao Doctors Hospital for immediate treatment.
It was around 12am of March 4, 2011, Airgurus Ltd. Co. received a distress call from Pandiman Philippines, Inc. (P&I Correspondent in the Philippines), that one of their Cape Veni's seamen on board was suffering from an unknown illness with symptoms of vomiting prior to his medical evacuation (Medivac/Medevac) to Davao Doctor's Hospital.
The patient initially complained of dizziness, headaches, feeling very weak and cannot open his eyes... several years ago he informed he had gastric problems but at that time before medevac, he was not taking any self-medication aside from vitamins.
Cape Veni at that time, was already deviating it's course to Zamboanga, Philippines. Information was relayed from the good master of the vessel Cape Veni, Captain Nikolaos Georgiades informed Pandiman Philippines Inc. that the vessel has as of 07:45 Lt arrived in R/V position 07 06 N 121 43E approx 10nm off the coast of Zamboanga. The vessel is a Cape Size bulk carrier and has a helicopter landing operations designated area on top of hatch number six (6).
Airgurus' Capt. Lero immediately comfirmed that the SkyAid helicopter will immediately fly out to Zamboanga with its' medical team from Aeromed by 6am of the same day to conduct medical evacuation / extraction of Mr. Tembrevilla.
The chopper left on schedule and reached the vessel Cape Veni all the way from Manila by 2pm. The chopper had to go through a series of refueling at islands along its way to the vessel. By 2:30, Airgurus' SkyAid helicopter with Mr. Tembrevilla on board was already on its' way 25 nautical miles off Zamboanga to Davao airport.
At around 2:45pm, Airgurus' SkyAid management team... Ella Tabulina, Bernard Villanueva and myself in Manila, were already coordinating for a ground ambulance to pick up the medevac patient. We had some trouble organizing schedules with private ambulance contacts but with the great help of Anna, the secretary of Davao Airport's director and Chief Oscar Pantoja of Davao airport, we were able to organize for Davao's Rescue 911 ambulance for the pick up of Mr. Tembrevilla at 5:10pm. By 5:15pm, Mr. Tembrevilla was on his way to the Davao Doctors' hospital for immediate treatment. The SkyAid team did it again and Airgurus did a good job in saving lives! Props to Davao Rescue 911 and Chief Oscar Pantoja for the quick response!
Airgurus Ltd. Co., provides air ambulance services in the Philippines and is recognized as the leader in medical air transportation. The flight crew includes the most experienced flight paramedics in the field along with the highly skilled pilots who makes sure that time is not wasted.
Airgurus' air ambulance services offers 24-hours emergency and non-emergency medical transport throughout Philippines and Asia, providing patients with the highest level of aero-medical care combined with the skills of highly-trained medical flight crews and a management team to ensure a smooth, safe and efficient transfer of each patient.
Should you need an air ambulance, immediately contact the following:
Airgurus 24/7 at +632 583 6337 / +632 854 4086 / +63 920 955 0897 / +63 917 596 6288
or click here to send an email.
Tomas Tembrevilla, a Filipino and a second officer at sea on board the vessel, Cape Veni has undergone a medical evacuation from the said vessel by Airgurus' air ambulance (helicopter) and was brought to Davao Doctors Hospital for immediate treatment.
It was around 12am of March 4, 2011, Airgurus Ltd. Co. received a distress call from Pandiman Philippines, Inc. (P&I Correspondent in the Philippines), that one of their Cape Veni's seamen on board was suffering from an unknown illness with symptoms of vomiting prior to his medical evacuation (Medivac/Medevac) to Davao Doctor's Hospital.
The patient initially complained of dizziness, headaches, feeling very weak and cannot open his eyes... several years ago he informed he had gastric problems but at that time before medevac, he was not taking any self-medication aside from vitamins.
Cape Veni at that time, was already deviating it's course to Zamboanga, Philippines. Information was relayed from the good master of the vessel Cape Veni, Captain Nikolaos Georgiades informed Pandiman Philippines Inc. that the vessel has as of 07:45 Lt arrived in R/V position 07 06 N 121 43E approx 10nm off the coast of Zamboanga. The vessel is a Cape Size bulk carrier and has a helicopter landing operations designated area on top of hatch number six (6).
Airgurus' Capt. Lero immediately comfirmed that the SkyAid helicopter will immediately fly out to Zamboanga with its' medical team from Aeromed by 6am of the same day to conduct medical evacuation / extraction of Mr. Tembrevilla.
The chopper left on schedule and reached the vessel Cape Veni all the way from Manila by 2pm. The chopper had to go through a series of refueling at islands along its way to the vessel. By 2:30, Airgurus' SkyAid helicopter with Mr. Tembrevilla on board was already on its' way 25 nautical miles off Zamboanga to Davao airport.
At around 2:45pm, Airgurus' SkyAid management team... Ella Tabulina, Bernard Villanueva and myself in Manila, were already coordinating for a ground ambulance to pick up the medevac patient. We had some trouble organizing schedules with private ambulance contacts but with the great help of Anna, the secretary of Davao Airport's director and Chief Oscar Pantoja of Davao airport, we were able to organize for Davao's Rescue 911 ambulance for the pick up of Mr. Tembrevilla at 5:10pm. By 5:15pm, Mr. Tembrevilla was on his way to the Davao Doctors' hospital for immediate treatment. The SkyAid team did it again and Airgurus did a good job in saving lives! Props to Davao Rescue 911 and Chief Oscar Pantoja for the quick response!
Airgurus Ltd. Co., provides air ambulance services in the Philippines and is recognized as the leader in medical air transportation. The flight crew includes the most experienced flight paramedics in the field along with the highly skilled pilots who makes sure that time is not wasted.
Airgurus' air ambulance services offers 24-hours emergency and non-emergency medical transport throughout Philippines and Asia, providing patients with the highest level of aero-medical care combined with the skills of highly-trained medical flight crews and a management team to ensure a smooth, safe and efficient transfer of each patient.
Should you need an air ambulance, immediately contact the following:
Airgurus 24/7 at +632 583 6337 / +632 854 4086 / +63 920 955 0897 / +63 917 596 6288
or click here to send an email.