Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance

“I absolutely thought I might die. I reckoned I had about 20 minutes left.” Thursday 6 June, David was out walking his dogs by St Catherine’s Oratory on the Isle of Wight when suddenly a herd of cows started to charge towards him. David was knocked to the ground and trampled. He sustained life-threatening injuries, including a collapsed lung, bleeding in his chest, 12 broken ribs and multiple severe fractures. Without your support, we wouldn't have been able to get to David's side when he needed us the most. Read David's full story on the website and see how your support makes a life-saving difference every day. https://lnkd.in/eVDZyGq5 📸 Isle of Wight County Press.

We are very pleased to share that yesterday evening Eastleigh planning officials approved our plans to relocate our airbase and headquarters to George Curl Way, near Southampton Airport. A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to leave feedback. We're so grateful for all the incredible support we have received from the community, it's your support that will help us save even more lives. This move will put us at the heart of more than 70% of our call-outs, allowing us to be refueled, restocked and ready to respond quicker to the next emergency. You can read more about the news on our website - https://lnkd.in/ewW4xF7B

Last Tuesday we flew to our 13,000th mission. It was also one of the busiest days we've experienced. Including standowns, we were called to 18 emergencies across our region. Some of those call-outs were to the Isle of Wight, Southampton, Brockenhurst, Portsmouth and Fareham. Your support makes a life-saving difference. Thank you. 💚💛

MISSION REPORT: Last week we were called to 71 emergencies across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. During this busy week, we responded to: 33 incidents by air. 🚁 38 incidents by road. 🚗 Thank you for keeping us flying and saving lives. 💚💛 📸 Tim Wallace

Two months to glow! Collect your glow in the dark medal when you cross the finish line at Dash in the Dark! ✨🏅 Our 5k night-time run, Dash in the Dark, is returning to Southampton Common on 21 September. Sign up today and receive your free T-shirt - https://lnkd.in/eh7EeFzG

We respond across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and beyond every day. Last month our top three most called to areas were: 📍 62 call-outs to Southampton. 29 call-outs to Portsmouth. 24 call-outs to the Isle of Wight. Thank you for making every emergency call-out possible. 💚💛 📸Tim Wallace

We flew to our 13,000th mission on Tuesday. Dr Frances Dolman, Specialist Paramedic Jonathan Sanders and Pilot Graeme Spence were called to attend a patient and deliver emergency critical care at an incident in the Isle of Wight. It's because of your support that we were able to respond and be there for this patient. Every day, your support helps us be there for even more patients across the region. #ThereForYou

“We are 100% funded by the generosity of the public that we serve. And we are all incredibly humbled and grateful to everyone who continues to keep us responding to the people who need us most.” Clinical Lead Dr Simon Hughes. So far this year, we've responded to 1,183 call-outs - a 31% year-on-year increase for the first half of the year. It's only with your support that our doctors, dispatchers, pilots and paramedics can continue to be there for more patients across the region. Read more about the increase in demand for our life-saving service - https://lnkd.in/euueUQRr

MISSION REPORT: Across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight we responded to 53 emergencies last week. This included: 19 incidents by air. 🚁 34 incidents by road. 🚗 Thank you for keeping us flying and saving lives. 💚💛

Last month our busiest hour for call-outs was 8pm and our busiest day was Sunday. 🕗📅 When you support us, you're helping us to be there for people in their greatest hour of need every day. 💚 📸 Tim Wallace