Mission Log

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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

Two rescue missions to the Wairoa region

6 years ago - Friday 11th January
0500 Responded to Wairoa Hospital to transport a male patient, in his 60’s with respiratory problems, to Hawkes Bay Hospital.
2000 Flew to Tuai to retrieve a female child who suffered multiple injuries after falling from a tree, initially she was assessed by St John road ambulance crew from Wairoa, then the child was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for further treatment.

Two Central Hawke's Bay Missions

6 years ago - Thursday 10 January
1500 Tasked to Takapua in Central Hawkes Bay to a female patient who suffered a medical event, she was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for further assessment and treatment.
1700 Responded to an address in Herbertville, where a female horse rider was injured in a horse-riding accident – she was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for treatment.

Mahia rescue mission

6 years ago - Wednesday 9 January
1515 Flew to Mahia for a male patient aged in his 60’s, who suffered a medical event, his condition was assessed as serious so he was transported to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for further assessment.

Mahia rescue and Wellington hospital transfer

6 years ago - Tuesday 8th January
1200 Transferred a 20 y.o. male patient from Hawke’s Bay Hospital to Wellington Hospital.
1600 Flew to Mahia for a female child who had been rescued from the water, she was flown to Gisborne Hospital for further treatment.

Pregnancy Complications

6 years ago - Sunday 6th January
1845 Transported a 23 year old female with pregnancy complications from Wairoa Hospital to Hawke’s Bay Hospital

Baby with serious infection

6 years ago - Saturday 5th January
2116 Transported an infant male child with a serious infection from Te Puia Springs Hospital to Gisborne Hospital.

Flemington Farm and Hospital Transfer

6 years ago - Friday 4th January
1225 Responded to a farm house at Flemington for a female patient with a medical condition, she was transported to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for further treatment.
1730 Transported a male patient with a cardiac problem from Hawke’s Bay Hospital to Wellington Hospital.

Car Accident

6 years ago - Thursday 3rd January
2000 Responded to a car accident at Raupunga for an 18-year-old male, who sustained abdominal injuries, and a 64-year-old male with neck injuries. Both patients were transported to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for further treatment.

Patient with leg injuries from a sting-ray barb

6 years ago - Wednesday 2nd January
1515 Transported a female patient, aged in her 20’s, with a leg laceration from a sting-ray barb from Wairoa Hospital to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.

Busy Day

6 years ago - Monday 31st December
0830 Conducted a beacon search on the Ngaruroro river in the Kawekas. Located four rafters and transported a 72-year-old male with a dislocated shoulder as a result of falling out of the raft and landing on a rock – he was given pain relief prior to being flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for assessment and treatment
1220 Responded to a 2 car accident on SH-5 near Tawera, where 2 helicopters were called because patients were trapped in a car. Taupo’s Greenlea Rescue Helicopter transported a female patient and Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter transported a male with chest injuries – both patients were transported to Hawke’s Bay Hospital