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.

The LifeFlight helicopter was tasked by Retrieval Services Queensland at 10.56am and landed near the scene on Orchid Beach.

The critical care LifeFlight doctor and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) flight paramedic worked with local QAS paramedics to treat the female child for serious shoulder and pelvic injuries.

The patient was airlifted to Queensland Children’s Hospital in a stable condition for further treatment.

The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight helicopter and crew service the Wide Bay-Burnett region and beyond.

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