Milestone mission for ambucopter
The Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance has flown its 30,000th misson.
The helicopter and crew landed at the scene of a road accident near Market Rasen in the hours of darkness on October 30.
The doctor and paramedic crew treated two women and a child who were then taken to hospital.
LNAA CEO Karen Jobling explained it is the service’s unique combination of a specialist crew with the speed and capability of the helicopter that gives patients the best chance of survival.
“This milestone during LNAA’s 30th anniversary year was made possible because of the support of people living and working in the communities of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.”
LNAA’s team of specialist paramedics, doctors and pilots have already responded to almost 1,500 life-saving missions this year.
October was a busy month as the crews were called out to 141 incidents with 58 undertaken during the hours of darkness using of night vision goggles (NVGs) - these enable crews to fly at night to reach patients involved in the most serious of incidents until 2am every day.
Each pair of NVGs cost £14,000 so public donations fund the state-of-the art equipment allowing crews to provide pre-hospital emergency care to those in need.
Karen added: “We need £13 million this year to provide this 24/7 service, every day of the year. We receive no direct Government funding, and have only come this far, thanks to everyone who continues to support us, giving our patients the best chance of survival and recovery.”