Auckland Rescue Helicopter - daily missions 11-14/1/13

Monday, 14 January 2013, 11:26 am
Press Release: Westpac Rescue Helicopter

Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter - daily missions

TIME	HLN/HKZ	LOCATION	MISSION
11 JANUARY 2013
10.00 am	HKZ	Waikato	Organ retrieval from Waikato Hospital.
12.12 pm	HLN	Waiheke	Called to a patient suffering abdominal pain. Transported 1 x Status 2 female to ACH.
1.17 pm	HKZ	Waiheke	Called to a male patient suffering an allergic reaction and transported him to ACH.
4.37 pm	HKZ	Waiheke	Called to Waiheke to a male patient who had suffered a wound to his chest. Transported the Status 2 patient to ACH.
7.29 pm	HKZ	Great Barrier	Called to Great Barrier to a female patient suffering stroke-like symptoms. Transported the patient in a Status 3 condition to North Shore Hospital.
9.08 pm	HKZ	Waiheke	Called whilst on a previous task. Advised of a male patient with medical issues. Transported patient in a Status 2 condition to ACH.
12 JANUARY 2013
2.39 am	HLN	Whitianga	Called to Whitianga to a patient suffering a head injury following an assault. Transported patient and friend to Waikato Hospital.
3.07 pm	HKZ	Waiheke	Called to Waiheke to uplift a female suffering chest pains. She was transported to ACH in a Status 2 condition.
4.28 pm	HLN	Coromandel	Called to Coromandel to uplift a child who had accidentally swallowed some medication. Transported child and mother to Starship Hospital.
9.25 pm	HKZ	Whakatane	Adult retrieval for an elderly male patient who had been run over by a tractor. Picked up equipment and Lifelight staff from Auckland Airport. Transported team to Whakatane Hospital. Transported team and patient to ACH.
13 JANUARY 2012
1.47 am	HLN	Pipiroa	Flew to State Highway 2 to a motor vehicle accident involving two patients. Transported 2 x male patients to ACH, both in a Status 2 condition.
11.15 am	HKZ	Waiheke	Called to Waiheke to a male patient suffering chest pains. Transported him in a Status 2 condition to ACH.
2.14 pm	HKZ	Mangakura	Responded to a motor cross accident. Transported a male patient to hospital in a Status 3 condition.
14 JANUARY 2013
2.24 am	HKZ	Waiheke	Responded to Waiheke to a male child with a fever. Transported him to hospital in a Status 3 condition.

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