How you can support us…
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/
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๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ฒ: ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐
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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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For 20 years, Radcliffe Electrical has been part of the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust`s Business Support Crew.
Why? Because they say supporting the rescue helicopter is the right thing to do.
Radcliffe Electrical and J.A. Russell Ltd are together New Zealand`s largest electrical wholesaler and are 100% family owned.
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๐ก๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐, ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น
We think Radcliffe`s generosity and commitment to their communities is pretty special too.
Recently, we were delighted to welcome some of Radcliffe`s Christchurch team to the GCH Aviation Air Rescue Base to meet the crew and see behind the scenes at the life-saving service.
Read more about Radcliffe`s support of the service at the Latest News link on our LinkTree.
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