The Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight helicopter crew has flown an elderly man to hospital, after he was hit by a car in the Gympie region, this morning.
It’s believed the man, who is aged in his 80s, was on his scooter at an intersection when he was hit.
The rescue chopper was tasked to assist just before 9 this morning (Saturday, 25th of March).
The LifeFlight chopper pilot landed the aircraft at an oval near the scene of the crash, where the RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Critical Care Doctor and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) Flight Paramedic met with local QAS paramedics to treat the patient for leg injuries.
He was flown to the Sunshine Coast LifeFlight base in a stable condition, before he was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital by QAS ambulance.
The mission was performed in the LifeFlight Special Mission helicopter. The aircraft is part of LifeFlight Australia’s commercial operation, which supports the work of the community helicopter fleet, through our profit-for-purpose model and is rotated through our community bases from time to time, when operationally required.
In 2022, RACQ LifeFlight Rescue’s community helicopters, Air Ambulance jets, Critical Care Doctors, Flight Nurses and Flight Paramedics came to the aid of 6,978 people.
