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 

 

Birthing complications

20 months ago - Tuesday 1st February
• 1500 hours At the request of hospital flew to Wairoa with a Mid-wife and flight nurse to retrieve a female patient with birthing complications.

Transfer of patient suffering seizures

20 months ago - Monday 30th January
• 1000 hours Tasked by Air Desk to fly to Wairoa to meet a St John Ambulance for a helipad handover of a female patient suffering uncontrollable seizures, she was stabilised by our Critical Care Flight Paramedic then flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for follow up treatment.

Wairoa medical transfer for infant

20 months ago - Sunday 29th January
• 1430 hours At the request of the hospital flew to Wairoa with a Doctor and tow Flight Nurses to retrieve an infant female patient with a medical condition.

Standby for Interislander ferry mayday call

20 months ago - Saturday 28th January
• 1800 hours Requested by Rescue Coordination Centre to be on standby for a report of the Wellington to Picton ferry issuing a may-day call. Adverse weather would have prevented our helicopter from responding, but the incident was down-graded and helicopters were stood down.

Wairoa medical transfer

20 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

20 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

20 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

20 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

20 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

20 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.

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