Rodolfo Quizzagan Jr. is still an emergency service worker, but now he’ll learn how to be hoisted from helicopters to reach people needing rescue and medical care
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“We are scheduled to undergo training for this because it is one of the requirements we need to comply with before we could go to search and rescue missions,” Quizzagan told Rappler in a mix of English and the vernacular.The search and rescue team is expected to be busy in the coming months, similar to past winters, as they expose themselves to the risk of being stranded or in tight situations.
He then worked in helicopters as an air ambulance nurse with the aviation department of the Abu Dhabi Police from 2018 to December 2023, and was transferred in February 2024 to the National Guard – Search and Rescue/Helicopter Emergency Medical Services section.Working with the police helicopter ambulance team was an “adrenaline rush,” said Quizzagan.
“One is the unpredictability of the patient’s medical condition and how to deal with it on the spot. Another is the new-case scenario where no two missions are the same, thereby necessitating different procedures for each,” he said.
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