What it takes
to survive
Support our crews in doing what it takes to remain trained and equipped for any rescue they may face.
From complex mountain rescues to large-scale search and rescue operations, LifeFlight crews undergo rigorous training to ensure they are ready to respond wherever and whenever Queenslanders like Donna need them.
“There's no way we could have gotten Donna out on foot. I'll never be able to thank her crew enough – LifeFlight got my wife home again.”
- Former patient Donna's husband, Jeff
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Donna never imagined she'd need LifeFlight
When mum-of-two Donna set out on a multi-day hike through Carnarvon Gorge, she was preparing for her next adventure. She never imagined she would end up seriously injured, alone and waiting for a LifeFlight rescue helicopter.
When Donna suffered serious injuries after a fall at Boowinda Gorge, she was unable to walk out and needed to be winched to safety.
With the setting sun and challenging terrain making an overnight extraction unsafe, Donna faced a long night waiting for help. Off-duty LifeFlight Aircrew Officer Bryce Duke, who was volunteering with the SES, hiked in to stay with her until our Roma crew could fly out the following morning.
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, like you, the LifeFlight crew responding had received advanced training to successfully perform such missions. Aircrew Officer Nick McKee winched down Critical Care Doctor Philip Gardiner who assessed and treated her injuries before transporting her to the care she needed.
Rescues like Donna’s rely on the skill, training and expertise of our crews, made possible with the support of people like you. Please give today to keep our crews rescue-ready.
We need your help so our crews can be ready and equipped to respond wherever, and whenever people need them.
“I truly cannot thank the LifeFlight crew enough. I would just like to say thank you to anyone who has donated to LifeFlight. It means the world that there are these resources to help people when they need it.”
– Donna
What it takes to get our doctors ready
Our critical care doctors undertake an eight-day training program that combines advanced emergency medicine with the specialist aviation and rescue skills required to deliver ICU-level care outside a controlled hospital environment.
Please send a gift today so our crews can do whatever it takes to be ready and equipped wherever, and whenever, Queenslanders need them.
"We train for rescue operations regularly – not just to
train individual skills, but to operate as a crew. It gives
you a lot of confidence in the aircraft, the procedures and the people you’re working with. That becomes really important when you’re in challenging environments.”
- LifeFlight Pilot, Peter Marris
Your gift helps fund winch rescue training for local crews in challenging terrain.
Your gift helps fund specialist training in realistic emergency scenarios to equip local crews with vital life-saving skills.
Your gift helps fund advanced aeromedical equipment training for local crews to perform successful missions to rescue Queenslanders like Donna.
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We acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditional Custodians of the land on which we serve and fly, and pay respect to their Elders past, present and future.