Services join forces for south coast beach rescue
THE volunteer crews of the two RNLI lifeboats and trained staff from the St John Emergency Ambulance Service worked together to retrieve an injured person from Jaonnet Bay on Saturday afternoon.
The ambulance service responded to a 999 call at 4.40pm after reports that someone had been injured following a fall.
It has been reported that this person had fallen from the ladder which leads to the beach.
A double-crewed ambulance and an incident officer were dispatched to the south coast cliffs.
The crew had to make their way by foot from the nearest car park, via the cliff path then 218 steps and the ladder, to the beach.
A senior ambulance officer was also deployed to assist with the management of the case.
On arrival, clinicians assessed the patient and provided immediate care at the scene.
But due to the difficult access and remote location, the ambulance officer requested assistance from the RNLI.
Following initial treatment, the patient was transferred using a basket stretcher to the inshore lifeboat, Elizabeth and Margaret Milligan, and then onto the all-weather lifeboat, Spirit of Guernsey, to be taken to St Peter Port.
A paramedic provided continuity of care and travelled with the casualty on the lifeboat back to St Peter Port.
The patient was taken by waiting road ambulance to the Emergency Department of the Princess Elizabeth Hospital.
All agencies involved worked well together to ensure the best care for the patient and a successful outcome for this emergency, said an Emergency Ambulance Service spokesman.
He thanked the volunteers of the St Peter Port lifeboat and the members of the public who assisted.
The lifeboats were dispatched at 5.31pm and were back on their moorings by 6.36pm
