A young child, an older man injured on a rural property, and a highway worker struck while on the job were among six patients assisted by CapRescue crews in just 36 hours.
The period began just after 2:30am on Monday, with Rescue300 tasked to assist a 10-year-old boy requiring transfer from Gladstone to Bundaberg following complications after a medical procedure. He was transported in a stable condition for further care.
Later that day, while attending a routine interhospital transfer in Blackwater, the crew was re-tasked to a serious incident on a rural property north of Bluff.
A man in his 80s had been involved in an ATV incident and required urgent medical attention. Due to the aircraft needing to refuel, the medical crew travelled by road from Blackwater to the scene before Rescue300 landed on site and the patient was airlifted in a stable condition, with suspected injuries to his hips and torso.
Operations continued into the evening and early hours of Tuesday, including a return to Blackwater to complete the earlier transfer, and a separate patient flight from Emerald to Rockhampton Hospital for a woman in her 30s.
Around 11:30 Tuesday morning, Rescue300 was tasked to a second primary response after reports of a roadside incident near Stanage Bay Road. A man working on the Bruce Highway was struck by a vehicle, with the helicopter activated once Queensland Ambulance Service crews arrived on scene. He was transported to Rockhampton Hospital in a stable condition with suspected injuries to his back and hips.
Each task over the 36-hour period saw CapRescue crews support patients needing timely care, highlighting the role of a rapid aeromedical response alongside coordinated efforts between emergency services.