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

4 patients transfer from Wairoa

10 months ago - Monday 27 November
• 1132 hours Inter hospital transfer from Hastings to Wairoa for male patient in his 70’s. Accompanied by flight Nurse.
• 1229 hours Inter hospital transfer from Wairoa to Hastings for male patient in his 70’s. Accompanied by flight Nurse
• 1521 hours Inter hospital transfer Wairoa to Hastings for 2 patients - female patient in her 30’s for medical event and male child. Accompanied by flight Nurse.

Spinal injury transfer from Wairoa

10 months ago - Sunday 26 November
• 0531 hours Inter hospital transfer from Wairoa to Hastings for a female teenager with a spinal injury.

Spinal injury, head injuries, boating incident and a motorbike accident

10 months ago - Thursday 23 November
• 1102 hours Tasked by Air Desk for inter hospital transfer of a male patient in his 60’s from Wairoa to Hastings following a fall and possible spinal injury. Accompanied by a flight Nurse.
• 1516 hours Tasked by Air Desk to transport a male patient aged in his 60’s from Elsthorpe to Hastings following head injuries sustained on farm.
• 1332 hours At the request of RCC and Police, attend boating incident offshore from Napier Port. Male patient in his 50’s had arm caught in winch chain.
• 2259 hours Tasked by Air Desk to transport a male patient in his 40’s from Wairoa to Hastings for a head injury following a motorbike accident.

Two transfer trips from Wairoa

10 months ago - Wednesday 22 November
• 1438 hours Inter hospital transfer from Hastings to Wairoa for a female patient in her 70’s, following a fall and resulting head injury. Accompanied by flight Nurse and Doctor.
• 1546 hours Inter hospital transfer from Wairoa to Hastings for a male patient in his 20’s for medical condition. Accompanied by flight Nurse and Doctor

MVA, Hiking injury and transfer from The Mission Concert

10 months ago - Saturday 11th November
• 1018 hours Tasked by Rescue Coordination Centre to an incident at Tahura, upon arrival it was found that a male motorcyclist had fallen and sustained chest injuries – the motorcyclist was flown to Waikato Hospital for follow up treatment.
• 1523 hours Tasked by Rescue Coordination Centre to Te Puia Springs, where a female patient aged in her 30’s suffered an ankle injury whilst out hiking – she was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for follow up treatment.
• 1716 hours Tasked by Air Desk to fly to the Mission Concert in Greenmeadows (landing in a nearby paddock), where a female convert goer, aged in her 60’s, suffered a cardiac condition requiring immediate transfer to Wellington Hospital

Cardiac transfer and recovery from a capsized boat

10 months ago - Friday 10th November
• 0500 hours Tasked by Air Desk to meet a St John Road ambulance for a helipad handover of a male patient, aged in his 70’s, suffering from a cardiac condition requiring immediate transfer to Wellington Hospital
• 1727 hours Tasked by Police to conduct a rescue off Tangoio Beach, 4 passengers were recovered from a capsized boat, the persons recovered were assessed by our Paramedic as not requiring transport to hospital.

Medical transfer from Wairoa

10 months ago - Wednesday 8th November
• 0835 hours At the request of the hospital flew to Wairoa Hospital with 2x Doctors and a Flight Nurse to retrieve a male patient, aged in his 60’s suffering from a medical condition

Stroke and maternity transfer to Wellington

11 months ago - Sunday 5th November
• 0645 hours At the request of the hospital transported a male patient, aged in his 70’s suffering from a stroke, accompanied by a Doctor and Flight Nurse, to Wellington Hospital.
• 1041 hours At the request of the hospital transported a female patient with a maternity complication to Wellington Hospital – the patient was accompanied by a Flight Nurse and Midwife.

Fall down stairs

11 months ago - Thursday 2nd November
• 1750 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Tuai, to an incident where a male patient, aged in his 30’s, fell down the stairs in his house and suffered injuries - the patient was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.

Transfer to Wellington Hospital

11 months ago - Wednesday 1st November
• 1400 hours At the request of the hospital transported a male patient, aged in his 60’s suffering from a stroke, accompanied by a Flight Nurse and our Critical Care Paramedic, to Wellington Hospital.