Role
The Wespac Life Saver Rescue Helicopters respond to medical emergencies throughout the majority of Australia, covering hundreds of thousands of square kilometres of bushland, mountain ranges, Australia's busiest highways as well as the coastlines of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.
The helicopters are tasked to undertake a number of different missions:
- Primary missions: A helicopter is tasked to an industrial, recreational, motor vehicle accident or natural disaster to deliver their medical expertise and provide life saving support.
- Secondary missions: A helicopter is tasked to transport a patient from a country hospital to a metropolitan hospital for specialist care.
- Search and rescue missions: A helicopter is tasked to locate an distress beacon activated from a downed aircraft or vessel out at sea.
- Recovery missions: A helicopter is tasked to recover a body from an inaccessible area.
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