#Nassau, June 24, 2019 – Bahamas – Five (5)
persons seriously injured in a road traffic accident in Rock Sound, Eleuthera
this morning were airlifted to medical facilities in New Providence and South
Florida.
The Public
Hospitals Authority’s Agencies namely the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) and
National Emergency Medical Service (NEMS) activated their Mass Casualty
Incident Protocol. NEMS assisted with ground transportation and deployed
ambulances to the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) to receive the
injured.
An URGENT call for blood donations has been issued. Donations may be made at the Princess Margaret Hospital Blood Bank and Doctors Hospital Blood Bank.
Release: PHA