Heavily concussed biker airlifted to Palmerston North hospital

[Grumpy]

My wife and I were riding that road yesterday as well so I can understand how she got caught out. Even riding carefully there were patches that got us wishing we had gone another way. It was our first time heading that way. There sure is alot of storm damage along there.

Glad to hear Mrs H is doing OK. Get well soon.

[NC]

DUDE!!!!



I hope she gets better soon

[Skyryder]

My sentiments have already been expressed by other k\bikers. Had concussion myself many years ago so have some understanding of what is going on. If any problems PM me.

Skyryder

[bane]

DUDE!!!!



I hope she gets better soon

my sentiments exactly
GWS Mrs H

[Hitcher]

These petitions are everywhere in Palmerston North at the moment, and rightly so (IMHO).

The story goes that ACC wants to headquarter all of the rescue choppers in Wellington (I presume for the southern half of the North Island and top half of the South) in a bid to reduce admin costs. Not only will this impact on "golden hour" issues for outlying areas but I imagine it will impact greatly on resources made available to regional A&E departments.

I was grateful the chopper came to the southern Hawke's Bay boondocks on Saturday to rescue Mrs H. A chopper coming from Wellington would have taken at least another three-quarters of an hour. I don't see why people who live away from the main centres should have to accept second-best service levels and standards of care. A lot of these smaller centres once had their own hospitals that had been built with the honest sweat off the brow of caring and committed locals to then see these closed when regional health boards were established. Enough already! They deserve better.

Get to Palmerston North and sign the petition. You'll find one in any dairy or service station.

[NordieBoy]

The story goes that ACC wants to headquarter all of the rescue choppers in Wellington (I presume for the southern half of the North Island and top half of the South) in a bid to reduce admin costs. Not only will this impact on "golden hour" issues for outlying areas but I imagine it will impact greatly on resources made available to regional A&E departments.

It looks like ACC won't now take Nelson's chopper away
But that's not in writing yet

You need pilots that are familiar with the conditions/terrain...

[magnum]

damn bad news,hope she heals fast

[dangerous]

These petitions are everywhere in Palmerston North at the moment, and rightly so (IMHO).

The story goes that ACC wants to headquarter all of the rescue choppers in Wellington (I presume for the southern half of the North Island and top half of the South) in a bid to reduce admin costs. Not only will this impact on "golden hour" issues for outlying areas but I imagine it will impact greatly on resources made available to regional A&E departments.

Not right is it, what if Welly was closed to weather (can usually still take off) then ya stuffed aye.
We have had to use the rescue chopper when Kiwi Experance took 6 out of 10 riders/pillions out......and thank fudge that they were avaible as we were in the Hasst pass and one of the pillions was flowen out to Alax.

[matthewt]

Really sorry to hear about Hrs H.

Best wishes to her for a speedy recovery. I can't imagine what it would be like to see your wifes bike down. Hope you're holding up well.

[MSTRS:Me]

Although apparantly I did use some great pickup lines on the nurses that were tending to me...

That damned amnesia just doesn't go away. *Uses humour to cope with unpleasant subjects*

[Storm]

Hope Mrs H gets well asap

[MD]

Shocked to read your post Hitcher. It must have terrified you at the first realisation that Jane had crashed.
Get well Jane.
best wishes
Mark

[MSTRS:Me]

These petitions are everywhere in Palmerston North at the moment, and rightly so (IMHO).

The story goes that ACC wants to headquarter all of the rescue choppers in Wellington (I presume for the southern half of the North Island and top half of the South) in a bid to reduce admin costs. Not only will this impact on "golden hour" issues for outlying areas but I imagine it will impact greatly on resources made available to regional A&E departments.

I was grateful the chopper came to the southern Hawke's Bay boondocks on Saturday to rescue Mrs H. A chopper coming from Wellington would have taken at least another three-quarters of an hour. I don't see why people who live away from the main centres should have to accept second-best service levels and standards of care. A lot of these smaller centres once had their own hospitals that had been built with the honest sweat off the brow of caring and committed locals to then see these closed when regional health boards were established. Enough already! They deserve better.

Get to Palmerston North and sign the petition. You'll find one in any dairy or service station.

HEAR HEAR (yet why is it that we all seem to have to fight Bullshit Castle for what is already 'ours'?). Everyone loses when things like this are cutback or "rationalised". Give an inch etc....

[RiderInBlack]

Fu*k H. just read this. I am really sorry to here that you got hurt Mrs H. Man it must have been sickening for you H, to come back to see her lying there. Wish both of you all the best.

As for the ACC wankers, they just don't fu*ken learn (what they need is a good kick in the goules ). They tried that up here in Northland. They thought that the AK Westpac Heli would be able to do the job. Got that wrong, didn't they. Northland managed to save they own Heli. The Westpac Heli just could not do the job, and we fought like mad to keep our own.

[spudchucka]

The story goes that ACC wants to headquarter all of the rescue choppers in Wellington (I presume for the southern half of the North Island and top half of the South) in a bid to reduce admin costs. Not only will this impact on "golden hour" issues for outlying areas but I imagine it will impact greatly on resources made available to regional A&E departments.

The choppers aren't just utilised for A&E services, they also get deployed for police search & rescue operations. Without access to a close at hand chopper there will be a lot of people lost in more ways than one.

Maybe the LTSA should be coughing up funds too because without the choppers the road toll will surely go up.