Did You Know?

• CareFlight records more than 800 hours flying time each year dedicated to rescues involving children aged less than 4
• The average cost of a rescue within Queensland is $7000
• CareFlight can respond in as little as 6 minutes to a day-time rescue in Queensland
• Research shows that a patient's chance of surviving an accident can be increased by up to 50% if they can be treated by a dcotor within an hour of sustaining their injuries.
• Search and Rescue missions for lost swimmers, bushwalkers and boat crews account for only 5% of CareFlight’s emergency rescues. But they are often the most publicised.
• One in four CareFlight patients are children aged 12 years and under
• Many of our pilots and air crew have been working with CareFlight for more than 15 years
• The average cost of a CareFlight jet is $2.5 million (AUS)
• The average cost of the CareFlight Bell 412 helicopter is $4 million (AUS)
• For every hour the Bell 412 helicopter is in the air, three hours of maintenance is required
• The weight of a Bell 412 helicopter, with crew and equipment, is more than 5 tonne
• The Bell 412 can fly for 3.5 hours before needing to refuel – it can fly at night, and travels at speeds up to 260 kms an hour
• The Squirrel helicopter can fly for 3 hours before needing to refuel
• The Bell 412 helicopter uses 400 litres of fuel an hour. An average domestic mission can last 1.5 hours – costing up to $600 in fuel alone. The squirrel uses 250 litres of fuel an hour
• The Lear 36A and Falcon 10 jets use 700 litres of fuel an hour
• The CMS contract to provide doctors to Queensland Health for patient retrievals covers a distance of more than 1.73 million square kilometres (almost 670,000 square miles)