How you can support us…
Hey Coasters - looking for a great day out this weekend and a way to support your Westpac Rescue Helicopter?
Check out the Motorbike Show in Greymouth. Remarkable bikes from 1914 on will be on display, including a unique bike from the Mike Pero Motorcycle Gallery.
๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ`๐ฑ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐. ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ`๐น๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐. ๐ข๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐.
It`s all on this Saturday 24 October from 12 pm - 9 pm and Sunday 25th from 10 am - 5 pm at the Regent Theatre, Greymouth.
And don`t forget your gold coin entry. All proceeds go to your Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
Rescue crews never know what each day will bring - they need to be trained for every eventuality.
Your support helps fund more than life-saving missions. It enables our significant investment in advanced crew training, ensuring rescue crews can deliver higher levels of patient care in even the most challenging of environments.
Hear Critical Care Paramedic Tom talk about why training is so important, and how it helps ensure crews have the skills, knowledge and confidence to provide the very best care when every minute matters.
Watch the full video here: https://www.airrescue.co.nz/howwesupporttheservice/
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐
๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ฒ: ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐: ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐, ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฑ, ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐
A mission to rescue a patient from dense bush was โslick asโ thanks to the West Coastโs new H145 rescue helicopter.
The patient, a contractor to the Stockton Mine, had a suspected fractured ankle.
Westpac Rescue Helicopter paramedic and winch operator Courtney says the patient was in pretty rugged country.
โThe rescue crew from the mine were with the patient but there was no way they were going to be able to get her out before dark. They did the right thing calling 111,โ Courtney says.
The West Coast Westpac Rescue Helicopter flew in using coordinates provided by the Stockton Emergency Response Team.
โWhen we flew in, we saw a site rescue member standing up on a skid site pointing us to a rough location. They had managed to move the patient to the biggest area of open space they could find โ it was a nice little hole we could winch Rod into.โ
That winch was made far easier thanks to the tail and rear mounted cameras on the new H145 helicopters, which were purchased for the rescue service by the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust.
โThe new rescue helicopter was awesome. Thanks to its cameras our pilot Chris had a great view of what was happening down the wire the whole time. It made the job far more efficient, safer and easier for the crew and the patient. It was slick as,โ Courtney says.
Once Courtney had winched Rod down to the patient, the helicopter flew to a staging area to wait. Rod assessed the patient on the ground before calling the helicopter back to winch him and the patient out. The patient was then flown to Te Nikau Grey Hospital for treatment.
After the mission was complete, the mineโs rescue team contacted the rescue helicopter crew to debrief.
โIt was awesome that they got in touch to review the job together. It gave us the chance to tell them that their Emergency Response Team did everything right โ they were great to work with.โ
Read more from your Westpac Rescue Helicopter at our website. See link in bio.
Behind every number is a person, a family, and a life-changing moment. Hereโs the impact of your Westpac Rescue Helicopter for the last three months.
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