The following is from Bob K5SIV:
0127 UTC January 31, 2002
Marsha onboard S/V SHE WOLF XE2/KF6TIQ called for emergency help on
14.300. She was suffering from embolism, joint pain, and
lack of movement in extremities, having made a dive and coming up too
fast earlier today.
We patched her to her named
physician, Dr. Long. He suggested she continue to Socorro and a clinic
to obtain treatment and additional oxygen. Shortly thereafter, SV SPIRIT
QUEST XE2/W6ATM with another doctor, Doug, and his wife onboard,
volunteered to rendezvous with SHE WOLF (30 miles away) meet them at
Socorro with three hours of oxygen.
0227 UTC
Dr. Bob Long reports the Medical Transport Team has now made
preparations to extract Marsha from Socorro Island. Probably at first
light.
1400UTC
At this time SPIRIT QUEST is landing at the Naval Station with Marsha
and will attempt to transport her to a land facility awaiting the
arrival of the evac team which has been delayed my the Mexican
Government due to weather conditions at this time. Patient is stable but
still in need of a decompression chamber. I am patching her personal
doctor and the EVAC team on 14.323.
Further information over the next couple of days was that the patient
received hyperbaric treatment and was recovering from the episode.
Bob K5SIV