During the month of May, the TECT Rescue Helicopter carried out 46 life-saving missions, including 27 inter-hospital transfers, seven medicals, one rescue, eight rural/farm incidents and three motor vehicle accidents.

The TECT Rescue Helicopter was seen in the likes of Te Kaha, Matakana Island, Opotiki and Kaituna Cut. The most visited locations were Whakatane, which was visited six times, and Rotorua five times.

The month commenced with the TECT Rescue Helicopter being tasked to transport a patient from Tauranga who had suffered from a medical event. The patient was flown to Auckland Hospital for further treatment.

The next day, May 2, the TECT Rescue Helicopter was tasked to Rotorua for a man in his 60s who had suffered from a medical event. The onboard crew transported the patient to Tauranga Hospital for further treatment.

The TECT Rescue Helicopter on a rescue in the Kaimai Range. Photo: Supplied.

On the afternoon of Thursday, May 5, the TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to a car and motorbike crash near Whiritoa. The bike rider, a man in his 20s, had received pelvic injuries in the accident. He was flown to Tauranga Hospital for further treatment.

On Wednesday, May 11, the TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to transport a man in his 30s from Rotorua Hospital who had sustained burns. He was airlifted to Waikato Hospital for further treatment.

On Saturday, May 14, the TECT Rescue Helicopter was tasked to the Kaituna Cut for a girl who had collapsed. The patient was treated and transported to Tauranga Hospital for further care.

The same day, the helicopter was tasked to Edgecumbe for a man in his 50s who had suffered from a serious cardiac event. He was flown to Waikato Hospital for further treatment.

The next day, the TECT Rescue Helicopter responded to a motor vehicle accident in Opotiki, where a woman in her 20s had sustained serious injuries. The patient was flown to Tauranga Hospital in serious condition.

The TECT Resuce helicopter at Starship after flying a woman from Tauranga to Auckland Hospital with pregnancy complications. Photo: Supplied.

On Friday, May 20, the TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Matakana Island for a woman in her 60s who had suffered a hip injury. Due to the patient's remote location, the rescue helicopter was the best equipped for the job. The patient was flown to Tauranga Hospital for further treatment.

The same day, the rescue crew was tasked to transport a woman in her 50s suffering from a serious cardiac event from Whakatane Hospital. She was airlifted to Tauranga Hospital for further treatment.

On Monday, May 23, the TECT Rescue Helicopter was tasked to Ruatoki for a woman who had suffered a serious medical event. The patient was flown to Tauranga Hospital for further treatment.

On Saturday, May 28, the TECT Rescue Helicopter was tasked to transport a woman in her 30s from Tauranga Hospital who had suffered from pregnancy complications. The woman was flown to Auckland Hospital for further treatment.

The same day, the helicopter was dispatched to Kaimai Forest Park for an activated Personal Locator Beacon, where a man in his 20s had sustained a leg injury whilst tramping. The patient was airlifted to Tauranga Hospital for further treatment.

On Sunday, May 29, the TECT Rescue Helicopter was tasked to a beacon search for a sunken boat in the Tauranga Harbour. The two occupants had made their way to shore and were assessed and treated by the onboard Critical Care Flight Paramedic.

The same day, the TECT Rescue Helicopter was tasked to transport an infant who was suffering from a medical event for Tauranga Hospital. The young patient was flown to Starship Hospital for further treatment.

The helicopter was later dispatched to Ōmokoroa for a man in his 30s who had sustained injuries in a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle. The patient was airlifted to Waikato Hospital for further treatment.

To keep life-saving missions like these possible, please considering donating to the TECT Rescue Helicopter at give.rescue.org.nz today.