NEW MANAGER: Critical care flight paramedic Richard Curtis has stepped into the role of base manager at the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter base at Gisborne Airport. He says he is looking forward to the challenge. Picture supplied
The Trust Tairawhiti Rescue Helicopter has flown seven missions since last Wednesday.
On March 29 the chopper crew responded to a trauma in Tokomaru Bay, where the 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
whānau who brought our patient to the park for uplift, and the nurse who cared for the person until we arrived,” said a spokeswoman for the service.
The next day the crew were called to two medical events, one in Matawai, and in the other they flew a patient from Gisborne Hospital to Waikato Hospital.
On Friday morning they flew to Hicks Bay to assist someone who had experienced a medical event, and to Te Araroa on Saturday for the same reason.
