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Emergency crews treat child suffering burns to hands and back at campground near Imbil

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A boy has been airlifted to hospital after falling into a campfire in the Gympie region.

The Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew was tasked to a campground near Imbil at 2.25pm on Saturday.

The helicopter landed near the scene, bringing a specialist medical team directly to the patient.

The critical care LifeFlight doctor and Queensland Ambulance Service flight paramedic worked alongside local paramedics to treat the boy for burns to his hands and back.

He was flown to Queensland Children’s Hospital in a stable condition for further treatment.

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