Ten-year-old Noah waits six days for medical flight from Karratha

Noah Ross, 10, injured at a skate park, has waited six days in Karratha Hospital for an RFDS flight to Perth for surgery on his shattered kneecap.

Why it mattersMedical transport bottlenecks can leave injured children stranded far from specialist care and delay critical treatment.

AustraliaChildren in rural Western Australia depend on RFDS for urgent medical flights, but aircraft shortages mean weeks of waiting and pain.

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