Your donations help support search and rescue missions using RECCO technology.
Patient transport
By making a donation you enable the urgent transport of a patient in financial difficulty to a hospital center adapted to their condition.
Develop new emergency helicopter bases in the regions collectively.
Builders
Equipment purchase
Your donations help support rescue missions through the acquisition of emergency, medical and aerial equipment, such as:
Flight helmet,
Medical kits
night vision goggles
Crew training, etc.
Construction of a heliport
You are contributing to an infrastructure project for Quebec by enabling Indigenous communities and remote villages to have a heliport to facilitate inter-hospital transport to major centres.
Visionaries
Acquisition of helicopters for the development of a new base in the region
The cumulative donations will increase the effectiveness of rescue missions, thanks to the acquisition of 2 twin-engine medical rescue helicopters, capable of flying at night and equipped with night vision goggles, with the ability to use a winch for rescue.
As well as two hangars.
A tax receipt for charitable donations will be issued.
For major donations: Helico Secours Foundation, info@fondationhelicosecours.org or the HS Foundation management at 418-718-5698
Our Partners, Standing By Our Side
Témoignages / Récits de sauvetage
It Can Happen at Any Time
During my first helicopter rescue mission in 2001 as a flight paramedic, I went to help a young forestry worker who had been in an ATV accident in the Lac Taureau area. We took charge of the patient, who had suffered a serious leg fracture. From that moment on, I understood just how important it is to have a rapidly available air ambulance service in such a situation.
While snowmobiling in the Mauricie region, a 60-year-old man got stuck on a lake. Trying to free himself on his own, he lost both his boots and decided to walk back to his cottage. Once home, neighbours called for help. The man suffered deep frostbite in both lower limbs.
The decision to call for an air ambulance was the best thing that could have happened to him. To increase his chances of receiving specialized care quickly, he was flown directly to a specialized center in Quebec City and was able to avoid having his feet amputated. After a few months of recovery, he was able to return to his regular activities.
Fast service and timely specialized care increase the chances of survival and reduce the risk of long-term effects.