SCAA’s road rescues

Road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross district have dominated Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance mission log in the past week.

SCAA was on scene within minutes following a road traffic collision involving a bus near Kinross.

Multiple casualties were reported at the scene of the accident at Balado crossroads and SCAA was just one of the many emergency services in attendance.

SCAA paramedics worked with colleagues at the scene, assessing and treating the passengers involved.

A seriously injured motorcyclist saw the charity helicopter air ambulance fly to Bridge of Cally later that same day. The injured man was airlifted from the A93 accident scene to Ninewells Hospital at Dundee.

Another road traffic collision involving a motorcyclist took the crew to a minor road near Redgorton. The injured rider was airlifted to Ninewells.

SCAA paramedics were also quickly on scene to assist at a road traffic collision on the A91 near Balado Airfield. A woman from a car suffered lower back injuries and was taken to hospital by road ambulance.

The air ambulance was also in action further afield this week. The crew took to the air to fly to Mull where a tourist sustained leg injuries after falling at a local beauty spot. She was airlifted for advanced care to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital at Glasgow.

Members of Grandtully, Logierait and Strathtay Church Guild made an £80 donation to SCAA following a talk on the work of the charity to their group.

The knitting skills of a Pitlochry lady have raised £80 for SCAA after she knitted hats for her friends. And a Blairgowrie centenarian donated £300 to SCAA in lieu of presents for her 100th birthday celebrations.

Thanks to everyone who visited SCAA’s stand during the two-day Perth Show. The charity raised over £616 through a variety of fun fundraisers.

And Struan Motors featured a fundraising face-painting session for SCAA at their Perth Show stand, raising £38.37 in donations.

Music-lovers helped raise over £270 for SCAA at PitcairngreenVillage Association’s“Scene On The Green”festival.

Thanks also to a Pitlochry lady who has come up with a cracking idea to support SCAA. She’s been selling off fresh eggs and raised £16.

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