The Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew today airlifted a man after he was burned during a machinery incident near Curra in the Gympie Region.
The LifeFlight helicopter was tasked at 3:06pm by Retrieval Services Queensland and landed at a private property, bringing a specialist aeromedical team directly to the patient.
The critical care LifeFlight doctor and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) flight paramedic worked with local QAS paramedics to treat the patient for burns to his face and upper body.
The man, aged in his 30s, was airlifted to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital for further treatment.
