Monthly Missions

When emergency strikes our crews are ready to respond 24-7 across Northern NSW.

October 2024

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Mission numbers
Pre-Hospital Emergency
Inter-Hospital Transfers
Search and Rescue
102Total missions

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type of mission
53 Medical conditions
12 Motor vehicle
8 Motorcycle
7 Falls
6 Burns
16 Other
Operational bases

Belmont

39

Tasked by NSW Ambulance on an urgent inter-hospital transfer from Gloucester Hospital to John Hunter. A woman in her 50s, suffering a serious medical condition, was stabilised by hospital staff and the helicopter’s critical care medical team before being airlifted to Newcastle

Tamworth

36

Tasked by NSW Ambulance to a single vehicle accident at Dunedoo, northeast of Dubbo. A man in his 20s was treated by local paramedics and the helicopter’s critical care medical team for head injuries before being transported to Liverpool Hospital.

Lismore

31

Tasked by NSW Ambulance to cruise ship off the Byron Coast. A woman in her 80s was suffering a serious medical condition. The helicopter’s critical care medical team were winched onboard the ship to stabilise the patient before winch extracting her and airlifting her to Gold Coast University Hospital.