The Life Flight Trust transports a Medical Patient from Paraparaumu
023/09/2011 1530 hours
At 3:30 pm this afternoon the Life Flight Trust transported a Medical Patient from Paraparaumu.
Life Flight responded with a Wellington Free Paramedic on board the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
The male was treated at the scene by a Wellington Free Ambulance crew and transported to the Paraparaumu Airport.
The patient a 80yr old male from Otaihanga was flown to Wellington Hospital Emergency Department where he is being further assessed.
The Life Flight Trust is a charity providing air rescue and air ambulance services. It operates the Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter and a national air ambulance service. It relies on support from the public and sponsorship from partners such as Westpac to provide these services. Further information can be obtained from www.lifeflight.org.nz
For more Information Contact
Logan Taylor
Life Flight Crewman
Tel: 0275375074
www.lifeflight.org.nz
