Life Flight

Each week 28 people need time-critical aeromedical care. With your support, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and Air Ambulance Planes are there in their moment of need.

Air Ambulance Planes

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Your Air Ambulance Planes

Nationwide bed-to-bed service.

 

  • Provides 24/7 emergency medical service
  • Charges $0 to patients
  • Can fly 3 patients at once

Your crew

The crew

Flying 24/7 thanks to your generous donations.

  • Pilot

    In addition to all the flight details the pilots pay mind to, they ensure patients are safe and comfortable. This might mean an extra-soft landing for a patient with a spinal injury or maintaining stable air pressure for someone with a brain injury. All pilots are provided by AirFreight New Zealand.
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  • Crewperson

    You may find the crewperson managing communications, equipment, loading and unloading patients, and helping with patient care in the air. The crew are essential to ensuring the best outcomes for our patients.
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  • Flight doctor / nurse

    The flight nurses and doctors from CCDHB require specialist aero-medical training - to be a member of this team requires significant skill and experience. They ensure patients receive the highest level of care from bed to bed.
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Equipment onboard

Rescue Equipment

 

  • Base lifter

    $7,350

    With incubators and stretchers weighing over 100 kilos, the base lifters ensure the safety of our patients as we load and unload them onto our Air Ambulance Planes.

  • Ventilator

    $38,320

    The intensive-care ventilator helps patients breathe when they cannot do so themselves.

  • Zoll monitor

    $42,000

    The frequently used ZOLL Cardiac Monitor continuously monitors a patient's heart rhythm. Most patients are attached to the Zoll Monitor and their vitals are tracked throughout the flight.

  • Stryker stretcher

    $5,800

    This stretcher smoothly and safely transports patients in and out of the aircraft, with foldable legs and the ability to attach all necessary monitoring devices.

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