Successful Completion of NSF South Pole Medical Evacuation

The video details a mission to evacuate two seriously ill workers from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station during the harsh Antarctic winter. The crew faced extreme conditions, including darkness and temperatures of minus 103 degrees Fahrenheit, which posed risks to the plane's equipment. The evacuation involved a Twin Otter aircraft, with the patients being flown to the British Antarctic Survey's station on the Antarctic Peninsula before continuing to Punta Arenas, Chile, for medical treatment. This operation marked the first deep Antarctic winter evacuation.

What was the primary reason for the mission to the South Pole Station?

• To conduct scientific research

• To repair equipment

• To deliver supplies

• To evacuate ill workers

What extreme condition did the Twin Otter crew face during the evacuation?

• Heavy snowfall

• Pitch darkness

• Blizzard

• High winds

What was the temperature that posed a risk to the plane's equipment?

• Minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit

• Minus 75 degrees Fahrenheit

• Minus 120 degrees Fahrenheit

• Minus 103 degrees Fahrenheit

Where did the patients first land after leaving the South Pole?

• Cape Town, South Africa

• Sydney, Australia

• Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Punta Arenas, Chile

What made this evacuation unique compared to previous ones?

• It was conducted by a new aircraft model

• It was the first deep Antarctic winter evacuation

• It involved the largest number of patients

• It was the first summer evacuation