Child injured in quad bike accident at Beaudesert

RACQ CareFlight Rescue’s Toowoomba helicopter was dispatched from the Clive Berghofer CareFlight Centre shortly before 1pm.

The crew landed at a private property in Beaudesert within 30 minutes.

The Critical Care Doctor and Flight Intensive Care Paramedic on-board the chopper assessed and treated the girl’s injuries on scene.

She was flown to the Mater Children’s Hospital in a stable condition.

One in five air-medical retrievals flown by RACQ CareFlight Rescue are to treat and airlift seriously injured people who require immediate specialist care.