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 

 

Wairoa Transfer

3 years ago - Friday 28th January
• 1435 hours Requested by DHB to fly to Wairoa, with a flight nurse, to retrieve a patient with a medical condition.

Wairoa Hospital - Adverse Weather

3 years ago - Monday 24th January
• 1015 hours Requested by DHB to fly to Wairoa with a flight nurse to retrieve a patient, but adverse weather and poor visibility was encountered en route north of Waipataki forcing the helicopter to return to base.

Wairoa Transfer and accidental beacon search

3 years ago - Sunday 23rd January
• 0830 hours At the request of DHB flew to Wairoa with a flight team from the hospital to retrieve a male patient with injuries sustained in a MVA
• 1800 hours Tasked by RCC to investigate a beacon activation initially detected by Air New Zealand in southern Hawke’s Bay. Eventually the beacon was located near Ashley Clinton and was found to be an accidental activation of an old (time expired) beacon that had been discarded.

Wairoa Transfer

3 years ago - Saturday 22nd January
• 2023 hours At the request of DHB flew to Wairoa with a flight team from the hospital to retrieve a male patient with a medical condition.

Wairoa for a patient who had a fall

3 years ago - Friday 21st January
• 1312 hours At the request of DHB flew to Wairoa with a flight team from the hospital to retrieve a female patient with a head injury resulting from a fall from a ladder at home.

Child with head injury

3 years ago - Thursday 20th January
• 0120 hours At the request of DHB flew to Wairoa with a flight team from the hospital to retrieve a young child with a head injury resulting from a fall at home.

Dislocated Hip and Wellington Transfer

3 years ago - Wednesday 19th January
• 0845 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Pakatutu in Kaweka Forest Park to an MVA where a male patient suffered a dislocated hip – he was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.
• 1145 hours At the request of DHB transported a male patient with a cardiac condition to Wellington Hospital – the patient was accompanied by a Doctor and Flight Nurse.

Stroke Patient taken to Auckland

3 years ago - Tuesday 18th January
• 1300 hours At the request of DHB transported a 67 y/o male patient suffering a stroke, accompanied by a Doctor and Flight Nurse, to Auckland City Hospital.

Ruahine Forest Park Rescue

3 years ago - Monday 17th January
• 1755 hours Tasked by Rescue Coordination Centre to Barlow Hut in the Ruahine Forest Park to a 63 y/o female tramper who has fallen and sustained a laceration to her head – she was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for follow up treatment.

Northern Hawke's Bay missions

3 years ago - Sunday 16th January
• 1005 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Mahia to a female patient with an eye injury incurred at home – she was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for follow up treatment.
• 1200 hours At the request of DHB flew to Wairoa with a DHB flight team to retrieve a female patient with injuries sustained in an MVA

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