Sheriff's Copter Airlifts Ill Child To Hospital
POSTED: 4:59 pm PDT May 21,
2008
UPDATED: 5:03 pm PDT May 21,
2008
RAMONA, Calif. -- A sheriff's helicopter was turned into an aerial ambulance Wednesday when an ill child needed to be transported to a hospital, sheriff's officials said.The boy was at a residential board-and-care facility at 1658 Royal Vista Drive and began having heart problems around 11:30 a.m., said Sgt. Jon Shellhammer.The youngster, who is believed to be 3 or 4 years old, was already suffering from numerous health problems, according to Shellhammer.
Since the Mercy air ambulance was not available, a sheriff's Super Huey chopper was called in to fly the boy to Children's Hospital -- a mission that was accomplished in about 25 minutes, said the pilot, Deputy Gene Palos.The sheriff's department is called upon to make medical transports about once a month, Palos said.
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