An 18-year-old woman was airlifted to hospital on Tuesday, March 31 after she was thrown from her horse in South Bowenfels, near Lithgow, at a private residence.
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The woman sustained fractures to her pelvis and lower limbs.
CareFlight's Rapid Response Helicopter was tasked shortly before 5:10pm from CareFlight's Westmead hangar and landed 25 minutes later at the scene of the incident in a South Bowenfels paddock where NSW Ambulance paramedics were providing initial treatment.
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CareFlight's clinical team assessed the patient and treated her for fractures before flight transfer.
The woman was airlifted to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition under ongoing observation from CareFlight's clinical team.
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