Helicopter Wake Turbulence

[retoocs]

Originally Posted by helispotter

There are already several threads that report on specific incidents with 3rd parties associated with EMS helicopters landing at hospital helipads, but this is yet another case:https://www.cairnspost.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=CPWEB_MRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cairnspost .com.au%2Fnews%2Fcairns%2Ftoddlers-stroller-lifted-in-air-by-rescue-helicopters-blades-at-cairns-hospital
As I am not a subscriber, I couldn't read the full Cairns Post article, but a summary was:

Toddler’s stroller lifted in air by rescue helicopter’s blades

An incident in which a toddler and their stroller were lifted into the air by the whirring blades of a rescue helicopter taking off outside Cairns Hospital has prompted a state government review.

The Cairns Base Hospital helipad (YCBH) in Queensland, Australia, is located in open parkland opposite the hospital.

Here's the article. https://archive.ph/FzA0E
archive.ph bypasses the paywall.