Patient Stories

ROMA, QUEENSLAND: A complex roadside medical procedure, a helicopter’s rapid response, slick first responder teamwork and a positive attitude saved Billy Reeves....

How an eastern brown snake bite on his Wondai property showed Tomasz Machajski firsthand why rural communities need to know what to do...

How a Personal Locator Beacon, AirPods, and a precision LifeFlight mountain winch rescue saved Jake McCollum after an 80m fall....

How LifeFlight brought advanced critical care straight to a remote Mondure farm paddock to save an 87-year-old Queensland farmer...

How LifeFlight’s flying intensive care unit shrank a 500km distance to deliver a teenage horse lover straight to emergency surgery....

Read the incredible outback search and rescue story of Tony and Lisa Fogg, who survived three days stalked by a crocodile before LifeFlight...

Read how LifeFlight’s Sunshine Coast crew braved a dangerous storm for a high-risk night cliff winch rescue at Rainbow Beach....

How a suspected eastern brown snake bite at a remote bush camp near Kilkivan put Chris Grehan’s trauma training into action and led...

How a LifeFlight critical care doctor performed a vital, doctor-only procedure in a Bundaberg backyard to save Eli after a 6m fall....

How LifeFlight’s mobile ICU helicopter saved a 6-year-old Sunshine Coast boy after a near-fatal reaction to hairy caterpillars....

How being trampled by cattle on his Gympie region property showed Stuart Vollmerhausen firsthand why rural communities need trauma training before emergency services...

How a bystander made all the difference to a young woman's life by knowing how to keep her safe until emergency services arrived....