RACQ LifeFlight Rescue airlifts injured horse rider

The Brisbane-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter has flown an injured woman to hospital, after she fell from a horse, in the Scenic Rim region.

The aircraft was called into action around 11 o’clock this morning.

The aeromedical crew worked with Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics, to treat the woman’s injuries and prepare her for the flight.

She was then flown to the Princess Alexandra Hospital, under the care of an RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Critical Care Doctor and Flight Nurse.

The woman, aged in her 50s, travelled in a stable condition.

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