The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter and Hato Hone St John both responded to two trauma incidents reported at Ruatoria on January 3. Picture supplied
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter and Hato Hone St John both responded to two trauma incidents reported at Ruatoria on January 3. Picture supplied
Despite a quiet start on New Year’s Day and an equally quiet end to the week, the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter flew eight missions for the seven days from January 1 to January 7.
On Tuesday, January 2 (9pm), the team flew a medical transfer from Gisborne, transporting apatient in serious condition for further treatment at Waikato Hospital.
The following day (3pm,) the team responded to a trauma at Ruatoria from where they flew the patient in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital. The journey was repeated two hours later, again for a trauma, again transporting the patient in stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.
Three missions were completed on Thursday, January 4 —a medical event at Hicks Bay (9am, patient flown in stable condition to Gisborne Hospital); a medical event at Te Araroa (11.30am, patient flown in stable condition to Gisborne Hospital); and a trauma at Waihau Bay (5.30pm, patient flown in stable condition to Whakatane Hospital).
On Friday, the team flew a further two missions — the first to Tikitiki (8am) and the second to Ruatoria (11.30am).
