Man airlifted after car rolls
A 75-year-old man was airlifted by the RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service after surviving a vehicle rollover
A 75-year-old man had to be airlifted by the RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service after surviving a vehicle rollover on 14 June near Mount Larcom, Queensland, Australia.
The man was travelling alone when his vehicle rolled over. It is not yet known how the accident occurred. An RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Rescue team was called to assist ground paramedics, and airlifted the man to nearby Rockhampton Hospital.
The patient was transported in a stable condition with a suspected compound fracture of his right arm.
Mandy Langfield
Mandy Langfield is a Director of Palladium Media Partners and former Publishing Director at Voyageur Group. She has written extensively on international travel and health insurance, medical assistance provision, and air medical transportation. She was Editor of AirMed&Rescue from December 2017 until April 2021. Her favourite helicopter is the Chinook, having grown up near an RAF training ground.