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๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐?
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๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐ข๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ, ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐
๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ฒ: ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐: ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ, ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was the only option to safely extricate an injured mountain biker from a remote West Coast track. Luckily for her, the H145 rescue helicopter had enough room to fit her mountain bike in too.
The woman was biking with a group of friends when she fell while coming down from Ghost Lake Hut โ a section of the track which is quite technical.
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter landed at the helipad near Ghost Lake Hut.
โThe womanโs arm injury would have made it impossible for her to continue the ride. She needed treatment, and any delay in that treatment could have impacted her outcome and recovery. Sending in the rescue helicopter was the right call,โ says Critical Care Paramedic Juliet.
When the rescue helicopter arrived, paramedics found the womanโs friends had already provided initial first aid.
โThe group was well prepared and had a good knowledge of first aid. They had done a really good job before we got there, which made their injured friend far more comfortable.โ
Because the womanโs injury was isolated to her arm, she was able to sit up in the helicopter. That meant there was room for her bike to be airlifted out as well.
โShe was so thankful we managed to get her bike in the helicopter; otherwise it could have been very tricky to get it home!โ Juliet says.
The woman, and her bike, were taken to Greymouth Hospital.
โIt was a great outcome for the patient and, to top it off, it was a beautiful day for flying. The views were spectacular.โ
๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ๐ต๐ฎ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
Find out how you can support the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and its missions at www.airrescue.co.nz.
This is one of paramedic Zack`s most memorable missions. We`ve shared with you the rescue crew`s footage as they winched down into The Boneyards, near Old Ghost Road.
Now it`s time to hear from patient Matt. He wasn`t lost, just very stuck - and very pleased to hear the sound of the chopper.
โ๐๐น๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด โ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ.โ
Read Matt`s rescue story here: https://www.airrescue.co.nz/stories/matts-rescue-from-the-boneyards/
Or see the Patient Stories link on our LinkTree
When you ask Craig and Katrina why they support the rescue helicopters, the answer is simple.
"๐๐`๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ - ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ๐, ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ," ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐๐.
Craig and Katrina own Pines Holiday Park in Hanmer Springs. They`re proud members of our Business Support Crew, donating annually to the rescue helicopter service. But their support goes further. They rattle buckets and collect donations whenever the rescue helicopter lands next door.
Read more here: https://www.airrescue.co.nz/stories/campground-champions-how-the-pines-holiday-park-supports-a-life-saving-service/
Or see the Latest News link on our LinkTree.
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