RACQ LifeFlight Rescue airlifts man after workplace incident

The Toowoomba-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crew has airlifted a man to hospital, after he was reportedly electrocuted while working in the Goondiwindi region.

The aeromedical team was called to the scene around 3 o’clock this afternoon (Tuesday 23rd May).

The crew joined local Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics in treating the man for burns and other complications.

The man was flown to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, for further treatment, under the care of the RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Critical Care Doctor and QAS Flight Paramedic.

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