Back to back medical emergencies for the the Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter

Thursday 19 April, 2018

The Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter was tasked at 11 am on Wednesday 18 April to transport a 36-year-old spinal patient from Tauranga to the Spinal Unit at Middlemore Hospital.

Shortly after returning to Tauranga, the rescue helicopter was dispatched to Te Kaha Medical Centre, where a 59-year-old male was suffering a medical condition that required immediate hospital care.

He was airlifted to Waikato Hospital for treatment.

Philips Rescue Helicopters, Trust Power TECT Rescue Helicopter base, Tauranga, Wednesday 26 April 2017. Photo: Stephen Barker/Barker Photography.
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Back to back medical emergencies for the the Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter

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