An 11-year-old girl was airlifted to the Westmead Children’s Hospital on Saturday, February 28, after she was kicked in the face by a horse in Somersby.
The young girl was having riding lessons when she lost control and fell at an equestrian facility.
CareFlight’s rapid response trauma team was called away from a community event to celebrate its 10th anniversary at 12:30pm with more than 100 past patients, their families and past and present CareFlight crew members watching the launch.
The CareFlight doctor and paramedic joined NSW ambulance paramedics in treating the girl at the scene for serious face fractures. She was then placed aboard the helicopter and flown to Westmead.
Media release,
28 Feb 2015
Mark Lever, CareFlight