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Waikato Hospital patients condition updateThe 14-year-old Christchurch boy brought to Waikato Hospital by Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance yesterday (see below) following a glider accident at Matamata is critically ill but stable in our intensive care unit.His parents are with him. The 77-year-old instructor from Taupo is progressing well in a ward. Date: 24 April 2009 Westpac Waikato Air AmbulanceMedia release Date: 23 April 2009 At 4:30pm today the Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance was dispatched to a Glider accident at Matamata aerodrome. An instructor pilot and his student were injured when there glider crash landed on the runway. The instructor in the rear seat appeared to suffer only minor injuries. The student pilot, a 14 year-old Christchurch teenager suffered multiple serious injuries. Matamata Fire rescue staff cut the nose of the glider away to free the student. He was stabilised at the scene by St John Paramedics before being flown to Waikato hospital. We here at the Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance have a policy of keeping the media informed of our work. We do this as a service to the media and in an effort to raise our profile with the public to assist with our fund raising campaigns. Our service is only possible because of sponsor support and donations. We appreciate seeing our name in any stories utilising info supplied by us. Regards ------------- Dan Harcourt Pilot Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance Waikato Hospital Pembroke Street PO Box 9308 Hamilton 3240 www.rescue.org.nz P: (07) 839 8869 M: 0272 294 934 Mary Anne Gill Director of Media and Communications Waikato District Health Board P.O. Box 934 Hamilton 3240 Ph: 07 834 3684 Mobile: 021 705 213 |