LifeFlight airlifts woman to hospital after animal attack

The Toowoomba-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew today airlifted a woman to hospital after she was injured in an animal incident in the Toowoomba region.

The LifeFlight helicopter crew was tasked by Retrieval Services Queensland at 8:40am and landed close to the scene.

The LifeFlight critical care doctor and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) flight paramedic worked with local QAS paramedics to treat the patient for a severe arm injury.

The patient aged in her 50s was airlifted to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a stable condition.

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