The Toowoomba-based LifeFlight Surat Gas Aeromedical Service (SGAS) has airlifted a woman to hospital after she was bitten on her hand by a snake while she was sleeping in bed early Friday morning (January 12).
The aeromedical crew was tasked to a remote property in the Western Downs region just after 1am.
The woman’s family applied bandages to the snake bite before the local Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedic arrived.
The rescue helicopter pilot landed the chopper at a private property and the aeromedical team prepared the patient to receive the anti-venom.
It is believed she was bitten by an eastern brown snake.
The woman, aged in her 20s, was flown to Toowoomba Hospital for further treatment.
She was in a stable condition during the flight.
Tasked by Queensland Health, the LifeFlight SGAS helicopter and crew performed this mission as part of the SGAS partners’ commitment to providing community aeromedical coverage.
