07 December 2008

Air Guard conducts evacuation in Antarctica U.S., Australian team conducts medical movement in Antarctica

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE – A combined U.S. and Australian team successfully evacuated an Australian civilian in Antarctica to a hospital in Hobart, Australia, Nov. 5.

The seriously injured patient was part of an Australian Antarctic Division contingent conducting scientific research at Davis Station, Antarctica. He is currently in stable condition, receiving medical care in Hobart for multiple fractures caused by an all-terrain vehicle accident.

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