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

Motor-x accident, Wairoa transfer and reported person in the water

2 years 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.

Injured walker and PLB activation

2 years ago - Saturday 21st January
• 1315 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Tongariro Crossing to a report of a walker having fallen – the helicopter was stood down en-route when a helicopter nearer to the incident became available.
• 1600 hours Tasked by Rescue Coordination Centre to a PLB activation in the Ruahine Ranges – adverse weather prevented the helicopter reaching the location, forcing our crew to return to base. The Palmerston North helicopter attempted to reach the location by approaching from the other side of the ranges, but they too were unable to reach the location.

Fall from a Truck while loading wool bales

2 years ago - Friday 20th January
• 0900 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Porangahau to an incident of a man falling from a truck whilst loading wool bales – the patient was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.

Incident in Ruapunga

2 years ago - Thursday 19th January
• 1249 hours Tasked by Air Desk to an incident in the vicinity of Ruapunga, but adverse weather and poor visibility was encountered near Tutira forced the helicopter to return to base.

A five patient day

2 years ago - Wednesday 18th January
• 0947 hours At the request of the hospital returned a patient from Hawke’s Bay hospital to Wairoa Hospital, and on the return leg transferred a 69 y/o male patient from Wairoa to Hawke’s Bay hospital, with clinical care provided by a Doctor and Flight Nurse on both the outward bound and return flight.
• 1415 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Cape Kidnappers where a 60 y/o male forestry worker suffered from a stroke, with accompanying seizures. The patient was combative, so sedation was required before transfer to Hawke’s Bay hospital.
• 1500 hours At the request of the hospital transferred 2 patients from Hawke’s Bay Hospital to Palmerston North Hospital.

Cardiac transger and farmer trapped under quad bike

2 years ago - Monday 16th January
• 1157 hours Requested by Air Desk to wait for a St John ambulance for a helipad handover of a 73 y/o male patient with a cardiac condition requiring immediate transfer to Wellington Hospital.
• 1643 hours Tasked by Air Desk to a farm address in Central Hawke’s Bay where a farmer was trapped under a side-by-side quad bike. Upon arrival the farmer was still trapped under the farm bike, but with enough helping hands the bike was rolled off the farmer. He was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital with moderate to serious injuries, after being trapped for about 2 hours.

PLB activation in Mohaka and hospital transfer to Hutt Hospital

2 years ago - Sunday 15th January
• 1507 hours Initially tasked by Rescue Coordination Centre to investigate a PLB activation on a farm at Mohaka. Upon arrival a farm worker was found to have a facial injury incurred whilst working with cattle in a yard.
• 1805 hours At the request of the hospital transported a 53 y/o male patient with a medical condition, accompanied by a Doctor and Flight Nurse, to Hutt Hospital.

Patient transfer to Wellington Hospital

2 years ago - Saturday 14th January
• 1635 hours Tasked by Air Desk to await arrival of a St John Ambulance for helipad handover of a 62 y/o male patient suffering a cardiac condition requiring immediate transfer to Wellington Hospital.

Elderly patient with a fractured leg

2 years ago - Wednesday 11th January
• 1540 hours At the request of hospital flew to Wairoa with a Flight Nurse and our Critical Care Flight Paramedic to retrieve a elderly patient with a fractured leg.

Fall from a roof

2 years ago - Saturday 7th January
• 0550 hours Tasked by Air Desk to the AFFCO factory in Wairoa to an incident of a cleaner falling from a roof – the helicopter landed in the AFFCO car park. A 31 y/o female was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for follow up assessment and treatment.