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Awards
The Royal Humane Society Award
On the 21st of November 2000 at Slaugham Manor West Sussex, Royal Humane Society awards were presented to the crew of the Sussex Police Helicopter (Hotel 900) which took part in a heroic rescue mission earlier this year. Included in the crew was Dr Priscilla Noble-Mathews, a SIMCAS doctor from Midhurst, West Sussex.
She
was flying with the pilot, duty paramedic and and police observer when they
were tasked to respond to a reported child in the water some 50 yards off
the beach at Littlehampton. On arrival, the victim was lying motionless in
the water and prompt action was needed. It was agreed that although highly
dangerous they would take the risk and hover the aircraft on the water so
that the paramedic could grab the child from the waves. Having done this,
both medical personnel worked to resuscitate her whilst en route to the
local hospital. Happily in spite of her ordeal, the young girl has made a
full recovery.
We at SIMCAS, are justly proud that one of our members has been so honoured. Dr. Noble-Mathews has been a member of SIMCAS from when it first started and apart from long service to the community of Sussex, has also volunteered to run courses training paramedics in Rumania. She also teaches other immediate care providers on Pre Hospital Emergency Care (PHEC) courses and has recently passed her Fellowship exam in Immediate Medical Care at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh.
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