The Great North Air Ambulance Service’s (GNAAS) critical care teams in the North East and Cumbria responded to 11 incidents on Saturday 27 April and Sunday 28 April.
In the North East our team was activated to four incidents on their helicopter and one on their rapid response vehicle.
In Cumbria our team was activated to three incidents on their helicopter and three on their rapid response vehicle.
Here are statements for some of the incidents GNAAS’ team attended this weekend:
North East
North Pennines
On Saturday our critical care team was activated at 3.03pm to reports of a road traffic collision on B6277, Forest and Frith in County Durham.
We had a doctor and paramedic on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 3.15pm.
Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service to assess and treat a patient, and the patient was airlifted to hospital.
Lanchester
On Saturday our critical care team was activated at 4.04pm to reports of a medical incident in Lanchester. We had a doctor and paramedic on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 4.16pm. Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat a patient. The patient was taken to hospital by a NEAS road crew, accompanied by our team.
Holy Island
On Sunday our critical care team was activated at 5.43pm to reports of a fall in Holy Island. They arrived on scene at 6.21pm and worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service to assess and treat a patient before airlifting the patient to hospital.
Cumbria
Longtown
On Saturday our critical care team was activated at 9.34am to reports of a road traffic collision in Longtown.
We had a doctor and paramedic on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 9.46am.
After treatment on scene, our team returned back to their base at 10.16am.
GNAAS needs to raise £8.5m a year to remain operational. To find out more about how you can support the charity visit: gna.as/fund247
About GNAAS
· The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) is a charitably funded air ambulance service which provides life-saving care throughout the North East, North Yorkshire, Cumbria and Isle of Man.
· They operate two helicopters 365 days a year and also operate a night-time service in the North East and Cumbria on rapid response vehicles.
· The aircraft cover an area of more than 8,000 square miles and on board are specialist doctors and paramedics who effectively bring the hospital to the patient.
· The level of skill and expertise of the on-board team mean they respond to the most critically ill and injured people, giving them the best chance of survival.
· GNAAS is a progressive organisation which has pioneered pre-hospital care in the region.
· The latest techniques, equipment and drugs are constantly being evaluated to ensure the charity can provide the best care possible for their patients.
· 2022 marked the service providing 20 years of life-saving care. Throughout this time, they have responded to more than 23,500 incidents across the region, with road traffic collisions being the most frequent type of incident responded to by the team.
· They do not receive Government funding and must therefore raise £8.5m a year through public donations to remain operational. For more information visit: https://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/ or follow @gnairambulance on Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok
