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Friday, October 18, 7.50am: A male in his early teens suffered significant head, shoulder and arm injuries following an approximately 20m fall in the Mount Coolum National Park, reported at Mount Coolum at 3.50pm yesterday. The patient was airlifted to Queensland Children’s Hospital by rescue helicopter. 

Friday, October 18, 7.50am: Paramedics transported one female in her 60s to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition after a vehicle and pedestrian incident on Maroochy Boulevard at Maroochydore at 5.46am. The patient sustained arm injuries.

Friday, October 18, 7.05am: There could be just a shower or two around the Sunshine Coast this weekend, more likely on Saturday. Temperatures should range between 18 to 31 degrees Celsius, with N to NW winds up to 25kmh on Saturday and SE winds up to 25kmh on Sunday, when it should be cooler.

Wednesday, October 16, 4pm: Paramedics have transported one patient in a stable condition to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a six-vehicle crash on Duporth Avenue at Maroochydore at 2.47pm.

Tuesday, October 15, 4.55pm: Paramedics have transported a stable patient to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a three-vehicle crash on Crescent Drive, Nambour, at 2.41pm. Two other patients were assessed but declined transport.

Tuesday, October 15, 7am: A teenage boy has been airlifted to hospital after a dirt bike incident on Monday afternoon.

The boy was attempting a jump on a private property in the Noosa region when he came off his bike and crashed to the ground.

Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics arrived first on scene and treated the boy for a suspected injury to his left jaw and lower left leg.

The Sunshine Coast LifeFlight helicopter landed in a paddock near the accident scene.

The LifeFlight critical care doctor and QAS flight paramedic provided further treatment before the patient was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

Monday, October 14, 11.35am: Paramedics transported one patient in a stable condition to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a vehicle and motorcycle incident on Eumundi Noosa Road and Wallace Drive at Noosaville at 10.21am.

Monday, October 14, 6.55am: One male patient sustained a head injury and was transported to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition after a vehicle and e-scooter incident on Careen Street at Battery Hill at 11.02pm.  

Saturday, October 12, 10pm: A stable patient with a leg injury was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital after a motorcycle crash on Nandroya Road at Cooroy at 4.23pm.

Saturday, October 12, 4.05pm: Two stable patients were transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a single-vehicle crash on the Bruce Highway northbound at Tanawha at 2.14pm.

Saturday, October 12, 4.05pm: A stable patient with a shoulder injury was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital after a vehicle and bicycle incident on Main Drive and Sportsmans Parade at Warana at 1.57pm.

Saturday, October 12, 11am: A patient with a leg injury was transported stable to Sunshine Coast University Hospital after a vehicle and motorcycle crash on David Low Way at Coolum Beach at 6.43am.

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