Rescue helicopter attends to child pulled unconscious from pool

An unconscious three-year-old boy who was pulled from a pool in Bateau Bay was attended to by paramedics on Sunday, February 20, who flew in on the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

New South Wales Ambulance tasked the Rescue Helicopter at 2:25pm, where, fortunately, a Registered Nurse was already performing CPR on the scene.

After one minute, the child started to breathe spontaneously.

Accompanied by the Critical Care Medical Team and Paramedics, the boy was transported to Gosford Hospital, fully conscious in a stable condition for further treatment and observation.

Emergency Services praised the efforts of the Registered Nurse who immediately performed very effective CPR on the child.

Nicola Riches