NIGHT MEDICAL EVACUATION FROM AGATTI ISLAND BY INDIAN NAVY DORNIER

On the request from the Lakshadweep Administration, the Southern Naval Command carried out a swift emergency medical evacuation of a two and half year old child with Febrile Seizure Aspiration Pneumonia and Respiratory Failure on the night of 21Jun 23. The patient was airlifted from Agatti Island and shifted to Kochi by an Indian Navy Dornier based at INS Garuda in challenging weather conditions owing to the prevailing monsoon. The child was immediately admitted in a civil hospital at Kochi and is recovering.

The ongoing efforts towards operationalizing Agatti airfield for night operations has thus paved way for undertaking quick humanitarian aid and casualty evacuation missions.