Howth Coast Guard were tasked at 07.53 this morning to assist in the airlift of a man who fell while out running on Dollymount beach. Dublin Fire Brigade were on scene and requested a Coast Guard helicopter lift from the beach as the casualty was not near any removal point and could not be moved […]
At 0415 this morning Howth Coast Guard were tasked to go to the aid of four fishermen who were reported on the ‘Puck’s’ rocks at Balscadden. A 999 call was received from a local householder and also an EPIRB signal was activated. They managed to make it there after their 15mt vessel ‘Crystal Sea’ sank after striking […]
Howth Coast Guard were today involved in three seperate incidents along with their normal Saturday exercise.
While out this morning on regular exercise, which involved the rescue and recovery of a man trapped in a gully below the nose of Howth, the CG unit received a call at 1300 from Dublin MRCC that a flare had […]
Howth Coast Guard volunteers returning from a boat patrol today at 17.30 responded to a request for assistance and went to the aid of a collapsed man on the West pier outside the Scout den. CPR and first aid were given to the man until a requested ambulance arrived. He was then removed to Beaumont hospital.
Incident 42/07
With no prior-knowledge, the team arrived down on Saturday morning to attend a regular 11am training session to find a full-scale exercise was under-way. At 1058hrs the team phone rang “Howth Coast Guard - For Exercise Only, We have a group of lost mountain bikers on the cliffs. Their friends have not met at their […]
Due to the ‘inclement’ weather this morning the crew stayed close to the station. Our new salvage/fire pump was put through it’s paces much to the amusement of the Howth seals. A first aid exercise was carried out in the station using a scenario of somebody falling down the stairs and having suspected spinal and […]
This evening MRCC requested a number of the team members to attend to 16 year old male with head injuries near the Bailey Lighthouse. Arriving on-scene simultaneously with 2 members of the RNLI lifeboat-crew, the teams provided first-aid while an ambulance travelled to the location.
The teenager, on holiday with his family, had been climbing on […]
Tonight Robin ran a session on Neck Bracing and Spine Boards. Also included were stretcher handling and body recovery.
Skills covered…
Patient Packaging
Log Rolls
Passing Obstacles
Handing-over
Pathfinding
Uneven ground
You can view more of our training topics on the Skills Training page.
