Hawke's Bay Rescue Helicopter

Mission Log

24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Below you will find a summary of our recent missions. Our life-saving services are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and are completely free of charge to everyone in Hawke's Bay. For more information about our work please contact the Fundraising Team on 06 878 1630 or email mfm@hbhrt.org.nz 

 

Wairoa medical transfer

23 months ago - Friday 27th January
• 0900 hours At the request of the hospital flew to Wairoa with a Doctor and Flight Nurse to retrieve a 23 y/o female patient with a medical condition.

Wairoa medical transfer

23 months ago - Thursday 26th January
• 1210 hours At the request of the hospital flew to Wairoa with a Doctor and Flight Nurse to retrieve a 52 y/o female patient with a medical condition.

Post-operative bleed and a missing tramper

23 months ago - Wednesday 25th January
• 0104 hours Tasked by Air Desk to meet a St John ambulance at the Wairoa helipad for handover of a male patent with a post-operative bleed, the patient was flown to Hawke’s Bay hospital for follow up treatment.
• 1751 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Tongariro Crossing. Upon arrival, and unable to locate a tramper requiring assistance, the crew was advised by Air Desk to stand down because the tramper had managed to walk out.

Two jobs with Fishermen

23 months ago - Tuesday 24th January
• 0910 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Waimarama to a report of a male fisherman sustain as severe laceration to his lower leg whilst in the process of launching a small fishing boat, the patient was flown to Hawke’s bay hospital for treatment.
• 1023 hours Tasked by Air Desk to a report of a medical event on a small fishing boat 5 km due east of Napier Port. On arrival at the scene it was necessary to lower our Critical Care Paramedic in to the water to swim to the small boat where one of the 2 occupants on the boat was under active CPR from his friend. The Coast Guard arrived and pulled alongside and transferred the patient and our Paramedic who continued active CPR until arriving back at the Napier Sailing Club when it was determined the patient could not be revived.

Trips to Wairoa and Palmerston North

23 months ago - Monday 23rd January
• 1333 hours At the request of hospital flew to Wairoa with a Doctor and Flight Nurse to retrieve a 4 y/o female child with a medical condition.
• 1553 hours At the request of hospital flew to Palmerston North to transfer a 71 y/o male patient from ICU to ICU, the patient was accompanied by an ICU doctor and flight nurse.

Motor-x accident, Wairoa transfer and reported person in the water

23 months ago - Sunday 22nd January
• 1145 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Mangaorapa in Central Hawke’s Bay to a teenage motor cyclist who had fallen and sustained a neck injury, whilst participating at a motor-cross event – the patient was flown to Hawke’s Bay hospital for assessment and treatment.
• 1635 hours Tasked by Hospital to fly to Wairoa, with a Doctor and Flight Nurse, to retrieve a 31 y/o female patient with breathing difficulties.
• 1815 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Clifton to a report of a person in the water and floating face down – a search of the area failed to find an such person, so the helicopter was stood down.

Injured walker and PLB activation

23 months ago - Saturday 21st January
• 1315 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Tongariro Crossing to a report of a walker having fallen – the helicopter was stood down en-route when a helicopter nearer to the incident became available.
• 1600 hours Tasked by Rescue Coordination Centre to a PLB activation in the Ruahine Ranges – adverse weather prevented the helicopter reaching the location, forcing our crew to return to base. The Palmerston North helicopter attempted to reach the location by approaching from the other side of the ranges, but they too were unable to reach the location.

Fall from a Truck while loading wool bales

23 months ago - Friday 20th January
• 0900 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Porangahau to an incident of a man falling from a truck whilst loading wool bales – the patient was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.

Incident in Ruapunga

23 months ago - Thursday 19th January
• 1249 hours Tasked by Air Desk to an incident in the vicinity of Ruapunga, but adverse weather and poor visibility was encountered near Tutira forced the helicopter to return to base.

A five patient day

23 months ago - Wednesday 18th January
• 0947 hours At the request of the hospital returned a patient from Hawke’s Bay hospital to Wairoa Hospital, and on the return leg transferred a 69 y/o male patient from Wairoa to Hawke’s Bay hospital, with clinical care provided by a Doctor and Flight Nurse on both the outward bound and return flight.
• 1415 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Cape Kidnappers where a 60 y/o male forestry worker suffered from a stroke, with accompanying seizures. The patient was combative, so sedation was required before transfer to Hawke’s Bay hospital.
• 1500 hours At the request of the hospital transferred 2 patients from Hawke’s Bay Hospital to Palmerston North Hospital.

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