Two Trail Bike Riders Transported from Trail Bike Ride in the Wairarapa
Tuesday 27 February 2007, 7:42PM
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The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to two separate incidents during an organised trail bike ride in the Wairarapa today.
The trail bike ride, held on a 70km loop track around Tinui (north east of Masterton), attracted about 300 riders of all ages.
Just before noon the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to assist a man who was suffering from a heart attack. The helicopter, with two Wellington Free Ambulance paramedics onboard responded to the scene where the man was already being assisted by a Wairarapa Ambulance Paramedic as well as other riders in the event.
The 50 year old Upper Hutt man was flown to Wellington Hospital where after a brief assessment in the Emergency Department he was transferred to the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) for treatment of a major heart attack. He is still in CCU in a very serious condition.
Soon after returning to Wellington the helicopter was called back to the event to assist a 49 year old Carterton man who suffered chest injuries when he hit the handle bars of his trail bike. The man was suffering from non-life threatening chest injuries and was transported to the Wellington Hospital Emergency Department where he was being treated.
For more information on either mission please contact
http://www.lifeflight.org.nz
The trail bike ride, held on a 70km loop track around Tinui (north east of Masterton), attracted about 300 riders of all ages.
Just before noon the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to assist a man who was suffering from a heart attack. The helicopter, with two Wellington Free Ambulance paramedics onboard responded to the scene where the man was already being assisted by a Wairarapa Ambulance Paramedic as well as other riders in the event.
The 50 year old Upper Hutt man was flown to Wellington Hospital where after a brief assessment in the Emergency Department he was transferred to the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) for treatment of a major heart attack. He is still in CCU in a very serious condition.
Soon after returning to Wellington the helicopter was called back to the event to assist a 49 year old Carterton man who suffered chest injuries when he hit the handle bars of his trail bike. The man was suffering from non-life threatening chest injuries and was transported to the Wellington Hospital Emergency Department where he was being treated.
For more information on either mission please contact
http://www.lifeflight.org.nz