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
3 years ago - Wednesday 17th November
• 1150 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Frasertown to a forestry work site, where a 45 y/o forestry worker was complaining of chest pain, he was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for further assessment and treatment.
3 years ago - Monday 15th November
• 1215 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Herbertville. When the helicopter arrived on scene it was found that the person was deceased despite the CPR performed by his work colleagues.
3 years ago - Sunday 14th November
• 1100 hours Tasked by Air Desk to attend a female patient, with a medical condition, at Maraetotara, the patient was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.
• 1347 hours Requested by HBDHB to transport a 77 y/o female patient, accompanied by a hospital flight team, to Napier Airport for handover to a Fixed Wing Ambulance (there weren’t any St John Ambulances available for the road transfer)
3 years ago - Friday 12th November
• 2233 hours Tasked by Air Desk to attend an MVA at Takapau, where a female patient suffered chest injuries.
3 years ago - Thursday 11th November
• 1400 hours Requested by DHB to fly to Napier Airport for tarmac handover of a child patient to be flown to Wellington Hospital, accompanied by a doctor and flight nurse. The initial plan was to fly the child by Fixed Wing Air Ambulance, but the FW Ambulance was re-assigned to another mission.
3 years ago - Tuesday 9th November
• 1700 hours At the request of DHB flew to Wairoa with a Doctor and flight Nurse to retrieve a 29 y/o female with a cardiac complaint.
3 years ago - Monday 8th November
• 2030 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Putere to a female patient with a medical condition – the patient was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for follow up assessment and treatment.
3 years ago - Sunday 7th November
• 0930 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Wairoa to meet a St John ambulance with a patient with a cardiac condition – adverse weather was encountered and the helicopter returned to base.
3 years ago - Thursday 4th November
• 1300 hours Tasked by Air Desk to attend and MVA on SH-5 between Napier and Taupo – adverse weather was encountered and the helicopter returned to base.
3 years ago - Tuesday 2nd November
• 1100 hours Helicopter was placed on standby for a helipad handover of a patient with a cardiac condition requiring immediate transfer to Wellington, when the road ambulance arrived at the helipad it was determined that the patient should be stabilised in Hawke’s Bay Hospital and then reassessed for a possible transfer to Wellington.
• 1815 hours Tasked by Air Desk to attend a motorcycle accident at Raupunga – a 32 y/o male motorcyclist was transported to Hawke’s Bay Hospital with critical injuries.