Call-outs reach record number

A record six emergency call -outs in one day saw Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) work late into the evening on Tuesday.

One of the missions was a woman seriously injured in a road traffic collision on the A952 near Lonmay in the north east. SCAA airlifted the patient from the scene to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

The day also involved a flight to the Loch Tummel area where a woman had taken ill. One SCAA paramedic travelled with the patient in a land ambulance to Perth Royal Infirmary.

Another patient was airlifted to Ninewells Hospital at Dundee on Tuesday after suffering a cardiac arrest in Highland Perthshire.

And the crew was still in situ at Ninewells when they were retasked to mid-Argyll Hospital where a woman injured in an earlier road traffic collision required an urgent transfer to advanced hospital care for head and pelvic injuries.

Tuesday also saw SCAA’s paramedics utilise the charity’s rapid response vehicle to attend two medical emergencies close to the base.

Other missions in an extremely busy week included attendance at the scene of a fatal road traffic accident involving two motorcycles near Braemar.

SCAA was first on scene and worked with land ambulance colleagues at the scene before airlifting an injured biker to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

And another road traffic collision involving a car and a lorry took the team to the A9 near Dunkeld, landing on the road before airlifting an injured driver to Ninewells Hospital.

And the crew was quickly on scene when a man was injured while canyoning near House of Bruar. Paramedics helped at the scene before the injured man was taken by land ambulance to Perth Royal Infirmary.

Perthshire supporters have been really active lately, with vital donations or all sizes handed in this week.

Staff from Perth-based GS Group visited SCAA to hand over a £9500 raised for the charity during the company’s 25th anniversary year.

And a recent golf day hosted by Hadden Construction as part of their two-year partnership support for SCAA raised a superb £9855.

Thanks to supporters and their four-legged friends who took part in the recent Ro Ro Dog Trail organised in aid of SCAA by a Glenlyon couple, raising £581.30.

The domino team at Letham Community Club played a winning hand in donating £80 to SCAA.

And £100 was raised by those taking part in Dalwhirr Farm Shoot at Blairgowrie.

Tayside Contracts kindly donated £1,500 to SCAA raised at their awards dinner and raffle recently, while a dress down day at Perth and Kinross Council’s property department saw staff raise £126 for the airborne charity.

Members of the Newtyle Over 60s Exercise Class limbered up to raise a healthy £500 for SCAA through the sale of refreshments at their gatherings.

Visitors to last weekend’s Scottish Game Fair at Scone Palace helped SCAA raise £2392.

Winners of the Tummel Trophy at Pitlochry Bowling Club have kindly donated their £120 winning to SCAA.

And long-standing supporters at the RAF Association have gifted a further £1000 to help keep SCAA’s life-saving service in the air.