RSAF activates Rescue 10 to airlift person requiring 'urgent medical attention' from ship to SGH

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)'s search-and-rescue unit Rescue 10 was activated on Saturday (Sept 12) to evacuate a person from a ship at sea to the Singapore General Hospital (SGH).

In a Facebook post uploaded on Saturday, the RSAF shared that the H225M medium lift helicopter was employed to evacuate the person who needed "urgent medical attention".

"Our aircrew safely transferred the patient to SGH for further medical care. Another mission accomplished through precision, teamwork, and round-the-clock readiness." the post said.

Photographs posted by RSAF also showed the helicopter arriving on SGH's new helipad along College Road, in vicinity of the hospital's new emergency department .

SGH staff was then seen attending to the patient on a stretcher.

This comes after another Rescue 10 operation by the RSAF just two weeks prior , when another patient was also airlifted to the hospital from a ship at sea.

Rescue 10 is the callsign of a 24/7 unit under RSAF to respond to live-saving missions at short notice.

They are often activated to evacuate personnel who require immediate medical attention to hospitals, including from civilian vessels in the vicinity of Singapore.

The H225M medium lift helicopter, which is the aircraft used in such operations, achieved full operational capability in April 2024.

daoen.wong@asiaone.com

新加坡共和国空军 (RSAF) 的搜救部队 Rescue 10 于星期六（9 月 12 日）启动，将一名被困人员从海上的一艘船上转移到新加坡中央医院 (SGH)。

新加坡空军周六在 Facebook 上发帖称，他们动用了 H225M 中型运输直升机，将一名需要“紧急医疗救助”的人员撤离。

“我们的机组人员已安全将病人转送至新加坡中央医院接受进一步治疗。又一次任务圆满完成，这得益于精准的操控、团队协作和全天候的准备。”帖子中写道。

新加坡空军发布的照片​​还显示，直升机抵达了位于学院路旁的新加坡中央医院新直升机停机坪，靠近医院的新急诊部。

随后，可以看到新加坡中央医院的工作人员正在照料躺在担架上的病人。

就在两周前，新加坡空军还进行了另一次救援行动，将另一名患者从海上的一艘船上空运到医院。

救援10是新加坡空军下属一支24小时待命部队的呼号，该部队随时准备响应紧急救援任务。

它们经常被启用，用于将需要立即就医的人员疏散到医院，包括从新加坡附近的民用船只上疏散人员。

用于此类行动的 H225M 中型运输直升机于 2024 年 4 月达到全面作战能力。

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