Woman Suffers Critical Injury in Highlands Car Crash
A Mittagong woman suffered critical injuries in a multi-car crash in the Southern Highlands this afternoon.
NRMA CareFlight’s flying trauma team flew to the Bong Bong Road crash just before 3 pm to work with ambulance officers in treating the injured.
A 67-year-old woman, from Mittagong, suffered chest and other injuries.
After stabilisation she was flown by NRMA CareFlight under intensive care monitoring to Liverpool Hospital where she was in a critical but stable condition on arrival at 3.30 pm.
About the flying trauma team …
Quick response to seriously injured patients was what the NSW Government promised when it approved NRMA CareFlight’s trauma trial.
Backed by a $11.2 million grant from NRMA Insurance, a formal agreement with NSW Ambulance Service and approval from the State Government, the flying team is now also supported by the Motor Accidents Authority.
The trial, to demonstrate the benefit to patient recovery from having a specialist doctor support local ambulance officers in treating badly injured patients, including those with severe head injury, is keeping NRMA CareFlight in the air rushing to patients in not only the Central Coast but also to Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains and Southern Highlands from the charity’s base in the Westmead Hospitals’ campus.
Community fund-raising is allowing CareFlight to extend its flying squad response both geographically and soon, aided by new Night Vision Goggle technology, also to routine night landings.
Donors, or people wishing to nominate CareFlight as a recipient of their fundraising, are asked to contact the charity’s donation line on 1800 655 876 or visit the web site www.careflight.org
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ENDS: For further information please call NRMA CareFlight spokesman Ian Badham on 0418 245 748.
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