Mission Log

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.

It was an early start for the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter, which was called to Te Araroa for a medical event. After our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessed and treated the patient, they were flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.

The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter was recalled to the Coast, this time to Ruatoria, for another medical event. Our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessed and treated the patient who was flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.

The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter responded to Te Araroa for a medical event, the on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessing and treating the patient before they were flown in a serious condition to Gisborne Hospital.

The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter travelled to Tokomaru Bay to pick up a patient who was due at an appointment in Gisborne. After our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessed the patient, they were flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital, and returned home just after midday.

Soon after the morning mission Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter was recalled to the East Coast, to Ruatoria, for a medical event. Our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.

The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter received another call-out to the East Coast, this time to Tokomaru Bay, for a medical event. And again our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.

The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter was called to a trauma at Ruatoria, where St John had transported the patient to Whakarua Park to give us a safe landing. After our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessed and treated the patient, they were flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.

Later that evening, the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter responded to a trauma in Hicks Bay, where St John had taken the patient to Hicks Bay School. Our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was flown to Gisborne Hospital in a stable condition.

In the late afternoon, on Sunday, Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter was called to a trauma at Te Whare Hauora o Ngati Porou/Te Puia Springs Hospital. Our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was flown to Gisborne Hospital in a stable condition.

Though initially called to a job in the Waioeka Gorge, the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter was rerouted to Tikitiki for a motor vehicle accident. St John and Fire & Emergency NZ were on scene with NZ Police to hand care over to our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic, who assessed and treated the patient before they were flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.