The Great North Air Ambulance Service’s (GNAAS) critical care teams in the North East and Cumbria responded to 20 incidents over the Bank Holiday weekend from Saturday 25 May to Monday 27 May.
They were activated to 14 incidents in the North East, four incidents in Cumbria, one incident in North Yorkshire, and one incident in Northumberland.
Here are statements for some of the incidents GNAAS’ team attended this weekend:
North East
Hartlepool
On Saturday our critical care team was activated at 5.45pm to reports of a fall in Hartlepool. We had a doctor and paramedic respond on a rapid response vehicle and they arrived on scene at 6.04pm.
They worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat a patient, and the patient was taken to hospital by a NEAS road crew, accompanied by our team.
Middlesbrough
On Saturday our critical care team was activated at 8.50pm to reports of an assault in the Grove Hill area of Middlesbrough.
We had a doctor and paramedic respond on a rapid response vehicle and they arrived on scene at 9.03pm.
They worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat a patient, and the patient was taken to hospital by a NEAS road crew, accompanied by our team.
Edmondsley, County Durham
On Monday our critical care team was activated at 1.56am to reports of a road traffic collision in Edmondsley, County Durham.
We had a doctor and paramedic respond on a rapid response vehicle and they 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.
Crawleyside, Stanhope
On Monday our critical care team was activated at 9.54am to reports of a road traffic collision in Crawleyside, Stanhope.
We had two doctors and a paramedic on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 10.12am.
They worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat a patient, and the patient was taken to hospital by a NEAS road crew.
Follingsby Park, Gateshead
On Monday our critical care team was activated at 5.03pm to reports of a road traffic collision in the Follingsby Park area.
We had two doctors and a paramedic on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 5.22pm.
Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service to assess and treat a patient before airlifting them to hospital.
Cumbria
Ulverston
On Saturday our critical care team was activated at 8.47am to reports of a road traffic collision in Ulverston.
We had a doctor and paramedic on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 9.04am.
Our team worked alongside the North West Ambulance Service to assess and treat a patient before airlifting them to hospital.
Egremont
On Saturday our critical care team was activated at 11.35am to reports of a fall in Egremont.
We had a paramedic and doctor on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 11.53am.
Our team worked alongside the North West Ambulance Service to assess and treat a patient before airlifting them to hospital.
Northumberland
Berwick-upon-Tweed
On Monday our critical care team was activated at 6.40pm to reports of a medical incident in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
We had two doctors and a paramedic on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 7.03pm.
Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service to assess and treat a patient before returning back to their base at 7.31pm.
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
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