The patient was diagnosed with septic shock, sepsis of unknown cause, suspected of central nervous system infection, beyond the capacity of the military medical staff on Truong Sa island, and needed to be urgently transferred to the mainland for further intensive treatment.

Take the patient to the helicopter to transport to the mainland for treatment.

Upon receiving orders from superiors to use helicopters for emergency flights, the Southern Helicopter Company quickly deployed a combat-ready flight crew to carry out emergency missions using EC225 helicopters - a specialized aircraft capable of long-distance flights and responding well to complex sea weather conditions.

The helicopter landed at Military Hospital 175 for medical staff to receive and bring the patient in for monitoring and treatment.

At around 9:30 p.m. on July 27, the helicopter took off from Vung Tau airport to Tan Son Nhat airport to pick up the medical team from Military Hospital 175, then flew to Truong Sa island to pick up the patient. At 5:10 a.m. on July 28, the helicopter landed safely on the helicopter pad of Military Hospital 175, so that the medical team could receive and quickly bring the patient in for monitoring and treatment.

This is one of many emergency flights in sea and island areas that Corps 18 has carried out, demonstrating the responsibility, bravery, and expertise in emergency flights, search and rescue of the unit.

HOANG XUAN

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