The end of July was a busy one for our region’s rescuers, with two primary missions on one day taking them from Inland Isaac to an island off the coast of Mackay.
On July 29 the Mackay-based rescue helicopter flew direct to the scene of a serious single vehicle accident on the Fitzroy Development Road near Oxford, after a Toyota ute towing a trailer loaded with storage tanks left the road and flipped about 11am.
The driver suffered serious injuries but was able to free himself from the wreckage of the ute before collapsing. The helicopter landed on the road so the flying trauma team could treat and prepare the patient for flight. The driver was transferred to Mackay Base Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Upon return to Mackay, the chopper was then tasked to airlift a person from St Bees Island suffering a cardiac condition. He was flown to Mackay Base Hospital for further treatment.
The busy week drew to a close after two transfers of patients from Proserpine and Collinsville and three patients from Bowen, Collinsville and Clermont to Mackay during the two days prior.
RACQ CQ Rescue attended a single vehicle accident on the Fitzroy Development Road
RACQ CQ Rescue flew a patient from St Bees Island to Mackay. Images supplied: RACQ CQ Rescue
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