A child was rushed to hospital after sustaining a serious injury in an incident involving a family pet in South Kerry, Ireland. The child's injury was serious but non-life-threatening, according to reports.
Emergency Response
A Rescue 115 helicopter was diverted from a training exercise in Dingle to attend the emergency on Wednesday. The crew provided support to the Iveragh Coast Guard throughout the callout, treating and bandaging the child. Police also attended the scene, and the youngster was subsequently taken to hospital by ambulance.
The child sustained a serious, though non-life-threatening injury during the incident. A spokesperson for Iveragh Coast Guard told CorkBeo that the injury was "a freak incident" and that both the child and the pet are now in good health.
Crew Praise
The crew took to social media to express their appreciation for Rescue 115's assistance during the callout, CorkBeo reports. They also commended the child's parents for administering first aid, promptly contacting emergency services, and maintaining their composure throughout the "extremely frightening situation".
A crew spokesperson posted on social media: "Iveragh Coast Guard were called this evening to an incident involving a child who suffered a serious but thankfully non-life-threatening injury involving the family pet.
"For the privacy of the child and family, we won't go into further details. The casualty was treated and bandaged at scene, with Rescue 115 paramedics taking care of the casualty until the HSE Ambulance arrived and took over care and transport to hospital.
"Our local Garda Síochána were also in attendance and assisted at the scene. A huge thanks to the Rescue 115 crew, who were just beginning a training mission when the call came in and quickly diverted from Dingle to assist us.
"Once the HSE Ambulance had taken over, Rescue 115 continued on to complete their training mission.
"Most importantly, well done to the parents who, despite an extremely frightening situation, kept calm, provided the basic first aid correctly and made the all-important call for help. We hope the young casualty makes a full and speedy recovery."
