Month: March 2023

It was an early morning flight for the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter when it responded to Hicks bay for a medical event. St John crews had taken the patient to Hicks Bay School, where they were assessed and treated by our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic before being flown in a stable condition to Whakatane Hospital.

Following a medical event, the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter was called to transfer a patient from Gisborne Hospital. Our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic stabilised, assessed and treated the patient before they were flown in a stable condition to Waikato Hospital.

The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter was called to a medical event in Matawai, where our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessed and treated the patient before they were flown in a serious condition to Gisborne Hospital. Thanks to support from NZ Police, Fire & Emergency, and the community of Matawai.

The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter responded to a trauma in Tokomaru Bay, where our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital. Many thanks to the whanau who brought our patient to the park for uplift, and the nurse who cared for them until we arrived.

After the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter was called to Te Araroa for a medical event, our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic received handover from Ruatoria St John and assessed and treated the patient. They were flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital, along with another patient from Te Araroa Medical Centre.

The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter was called to Te Araroa in response to an accident. Our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic received handover from St John and assessed and treated the patient, who was flown in a stable condition to Whakatane Hospital.

Following a call to transfer a patient from Gisborne Hospital for a medical event, the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was flown in a critical condition to Waikato.

The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter was called for a medical event to Te Araroa, where our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.

Within the space of just a few hours the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter was three-times called to Ruatoria for medical events. In all three cases, our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic received handover from St John and assessed and treated the patients, who were all flown in stable conditions to Gisborne Hospital.

The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter responded to a medical event in Tolaga Bay, where our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessed and treated the patient who was flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.