The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by New South Wales Ambulance on an Inter-Hospital Transfer of a woman from Port Macquarie Hospital to John Hunter Hospital Newcastle, suffering from a serious medical condition.
Monthly Missions
When emergency strikes our crews are ready to respond 24-7 across Northern NSW.
June 2022
SELECT month
Mission numbers
Pre-Hospital Emergency
Inter-Hospital Transfers
Search and Rescue
125Total missions
type of mission
65
Medical conditions
14
Motor vehicle
14
Motorcycle
6
Falls
6
Water
20
Other
Operational bases
Belmont
52
Tamworth
40
Tasked to a motor vehicle accident north of Wee Waa where a man sustained serious head injuries. The Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team treated the patient on the scene and flew him to Tamworth for further transport to Sydney.
Lismore
33
Responded to a mountain bike accident at Hayters Hill. A man sustained critical injuries and was treated by NSW Ambulance Paramedics and the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team and was flown to Brisbane.