On Saturday 18th February, RARO team members were involved in three rescues from the Tongariro National Park including one life threatening cardiac patient. All three patients have made good recoveries and they are great examples of the good work we do in conjunction with the Youthtown Rescue Helicopter and St Johns Taupo paramedics. Below are some details from the guys involved:
Blake McDavitt – DOC wrote:
The initial call was for a patient on Nguaruhoe with a dislocated shoulder and broken collarbone, as we were getting set up a call came through for the 69 year old man in South Crater with chest pain.
The last call to come through was for a woman on the top of Nguaruhoe with an injured knee.
Tony More – St Johns Paramedic wrote:
Quick summary, First we were responding to shoulder injury on Ngauruhoe in the cloud, then told about a chest pain at red crater, landed near pt, GCS 15, 10/10 heavy central chest pain. no history, did vitals and given aspirin, then arrested. CPR and shocked x 3 in total, adrenaline x 2 and amiodarone, got pulse back, GCS 14 and talking to Darryl, put on stretcher and loaded into chopper, re-arrested, CPR down to Mangatopopo carpark, shocked x 3 and adrenaline x 3, got pulses back but very combative, given midazalam so he was calm to fly, pt breathing on his own all the way to ED, ED confirmed pt had had a big MI, within 30 mins he was sitting up with a GCS of 15 and remembered me talking to him on the mtn before he arrested. AMAZING…Transferred to Waikato.
Brilliant job, thanks guys, see you at the next one
Tony More