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New era for Mount Isa as integrated LifeFlight-RFDS base takes flight

Today marks an historic day in patient care across Queensland’s North West with the official opening of the new LifeFlight/Royal Flying Doctor Service...
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LifeFlight airlifts teenager after bull encounter

The Mount Isa-based LifeFlight crew last night airlifted a teenager to hospital after a bull crushed her arm against railings....
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LifeFlight locates sinking vessel off Gold Coast

The Brisbane-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew today located a vessel after it sent a distress beacon 50km off the Gold Coast....
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LifeFlight airlifts child hit by vehicle on K’gari beach

The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew today airlifted a child to hospital after she was involved in a vehicle and pedestrian incident on K’gari....
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LifeFlight airlifts motorcyclist after crash

The Toowoomba-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew today airlifted a man to hospital after a motorcycle crash in the Somerset region....
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LifeFlight base ushers in new aeromedical era on Sunshine Coast

Last night (March 14) LifeFlight officially opened its new Sunshine Coast base in a major boost for aeromedical capability in the region....
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Woman trapped by floodwaters airlifted after snakebite

The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight crew today airlifted a woman after she was bitten by a snake that her cat brought into the house....
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LifeFlight airlifts man after fall from truck

The Toowoomba-based LifeFlight aeromedical team today airlifted a man to hospital after he was injured after falling while unloading a truck....
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Man trapped by floodwaters airlifted by LifeFlight

The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight crew today airlifted an injured man after he was trapped by floodwater on a farm near Baffle Creek....
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LifeFlight and Leonardo unveil future of Asia-Pacific training

Leonardo Helicopters and LifeFlight Australia today revealed ground-breaking details on a new training academy with simulators and advanced training systems never seen in...
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Celebrating LifeFlight’s women on the front line

This International Women's Day we are celebrating some of the incredible women who are helping us deliver lifesaving care on the front line....
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Man airlifted by LifeFlight after shark bite

The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew today airlifted a man to hospital after he was bitten by a shark while snorkeling on the Great...
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Woman winched from cruise ship by LifeFlight

The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew has winched a woman from a cruise ship after a medical incident....
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Veteran doctor appointed chair of LifeFlight Foundation

Forty-year aeromedical veteran Dr Allan MacKillop has been appointed chair of the LifeFlight Foundation board....
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LifeFlight critical care doctor’s sky-high balancing act 

Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight doctor Carly Silvester is the master of juggling work and a busy family life....
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LifeFlight winches stranded truck driver in raging floodwaters

The LifeFlight special mission helicopter today rescued a truck driver caught in floodwaters in South Australia....
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LifeFlight airlifts man after hay bale accident

The Toowoomba-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew today airlifted a man to hospital after a farming incident in the Toowoomba region....
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LifeFlight rescues six people from rising floodwaters

The Mount Isa-based LifeFlight crew last night airlifted six people to safety after their property was surrounded by flood waters....
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