Serious medical incident in Southsea prompts considerable emergency response with air ambulance in attendance
A serious medical incident resulted in a considerable emergency response
Emergency services raced to Southsea over the bank holiday weekend after following a serious medical incident.
Paramedics, police and an air ambulance flocked to Southsea, near Clarence Pier, after receiving reports that a member of the public had suffered a serious medical episode on Sunday afternoon (May 24).
The air ambulance landed on Southsea Common, with a spokesperson for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance Service saying: “The air ambulance team of a doctor and two advanced paramedics were deployed by helicopter to an incident in Southsea at 3.55 on Sunday, May 24.
“Following treatment on scene, a patient was taken to hospital by road ambulance with the air ambulance crew travelling with the patient to continue their care.”
South Central Ambulance Service confirmed they were at the scene, with reports of five police vehicles also in attendance.