The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked to Terrigal where a man fell from a residence and sustained suspected spinal injuries. He was treated on the scene by NSW Ambulance Paramedics and flown to Royal North Shore Hospital.
Monthly Missions
When emergency strikes our crews are ready to respond 24-7 across Northern NSW.
August 2022
SELECT month
Mission numbers
Pre-Hospital Emergency
Inter-Hospital Transfers
Search and Rescue
118Total missions
type of mission
60
Medical conditions
19
Motor vehicle
12
Motorcycle
5
Farming
5
Sporting
17
Other
Operational bases
Belmont
56
Tamworth
31
Responded to a motorcycle accident outside of Gunnedah where a main sustained multiple serious injuries. He was treated on the scene by the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team and NSW Ambulance Paramedics and flown to Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital.
Lismore
31
On the scene of a serious motor vehicle accident at Chinderah where two men were seriously injured. A man was treated on the scene and flown to Gold Coast University Hospital for further treatment.