The Land Rover LifeFlight Special Mission helicopter has airlifted a man to hospital, after he was hurt while burning waste at his property, south of Bundaberg.
It’s believed the man received burns to his arms, legs, chest and face, after petrol was used to fuel the blaze.
The helicopter was called into action around 1.45pm.
The pilot landed at an oval near the scene, where the patient had been transported to by Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics.
The man, aged in his 40s, was flown to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, for specialist treatment.
He travelled in a stable condition, under the care of an RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Critical Care Doctor and QAS Flight Paramedic.
The Land Rover LifeFlight Special Mission helicopter performed this mission as it is currently, temporarily based on the Sunshine Coast, while the familiar blue and yellow RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter undergoes scheduled engineering.
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.
