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

Chest pain and a medical situation

3 years ago - Tuesday 19th July
• 0700 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Tikokino to a 59 y/o male had woken with a chest pain. It was determined that the patient met the criteria for immediate transfer to Wellington Hospital.
• 1755 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Tuai, to a 89y/o female with a medical condition – she was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.

Serious MVA on State Highway 5

3 years ago - Monday 18th July
• 1145 hours Tasked by Air Desk to a multi vehicle MVA on SH-5 near Tarawera. Sadly one person was deceased. The Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter transported the next most critical patient, and female patient aged in her 60’s, to Waikato Hospital. The Westpac Helicopter from Waikato was the second helicopter to arrive at the accident scene and transported the next most critical patient to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.

Pregnancy complications and a stroke

3 years ago - Sunday 17 July
• 1600 hours At the request of DHB flew to Wairoa Hospital with a midwife and flight nurse to retrieve a female patient with pregnancy complications.
• 1915 hours Tasked by Air Desk to return to Wairoa to meet a St John Road Ambulance for handover of a female patient suffering from a stroke – the patient was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.

2 patients winched to safety after their car skidded down a bank

3 years ago - Thursday 14 July
• 1353 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Waipataki Road where a car had skidded and slipped down a bank. The car was more than 100 metres down the steep hill. The 2 occupants self-extricated from the car. The rope rescue team from Fire and Emergency assisted one of the female occupants to the road, but the second occupant required recovery by winch. Thanks to the airbags and seat belts the 2 female occupants survived the vehicle tumble down of more than 100 metres down the steep hill. Both female patients were flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital in a moderate (but shaken) condition.

Horse riding accident

3 years ago - Wednesday 13 July
• 1000 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Clive to a report of a female horse rider who had fallen in an inaccessible and broken her femur - the patient was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.

Vehicle down an embankment

3 years ago - Monday 11 July
• 0800 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Waingake (near Gisborne) to a report of a vehicle down an embankment and a 42 y/o male occupant requiring a winch extraction. The patient was flown to Gisborne Hospital.

Transfer to Hutt Hospital

3 years ago - Saturday 2 July
• 1200 hours Requested by DHB to transport a male patient with facial injuries, accompanied by a Flight Nurse and our own Critical Care Paramedic, to Hutt Hospital.

Cardiac transfer to Wellington

3 years ago - Friday 1 July
• 1000 hours tasked by Air Desk to fly to Napier and land in a reserve in Marewa to meet a St John Ambulance for hand over of a male patient aged in his 70’s with a heart attack and requiring immediate transfer to Wellington Hospital

Urgent Cardiac transfer

3 years ago - Thursday 30 June
• 1015 hours Tasked by Air Desk to fly to Napier Airport to meet a St John road ambulance for a tarmac hand over of a 73 y/o male patient with a heart attack and requiring urgent transfer to Wellington Hospital.

PLB activation and collapsed patient

3 years ago - Wednesday 29 June
• 1400 hours Tasked by Rescue Coordination Centre and Air Desk to Tikokino to a PLB activation where a female horse rider fell whilst jumping a fence and fractured her leg – she was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for follow up treatment.
• 1530 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Waipukurau to meet attend an elderly male patient who had collapsed and was unconscious – the patient was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for follow up treatment.