Belgian tourist rescued from hill
Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) flew to the aid of a hillwalker this week who had fallen and injured themselves while descending Conic Hill above Balmaha.
The woman, a Belgian tourist, sustained ankle injuries after slipping on the wet grass of the slope.
SCAA managed to land further down the hill and Lomond Mountain Rescue Team helped carry the patient to the waiting aircraft.
She was then airlifted on the short flight to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital - just minutes away by air but a long journey by road.
Later that same day, SCAA was tasked to the urgent transfer of a medical patient from Arran to mainland specialist care at Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock.
SCAA was first on scene when a woman was injured by a horse at stables near Crieff this week.
The woman sustained hip injuries after being crushed against the inside of the horse box by the animal.
SCAA paramedics treated the patient at scene before she was taken to Perth Royal Infirmary by land ambulance.
And a bad fall in a house garden near Oban left a woman with serious ankle injuries.
SCAA was soon on scene and airlifted the patient to advanced care at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley.
Staff at Perth Job Centre have adopted SCAA as their charity of the year for a second time.
Their latest fundraiser was a simple collection in the office which raised £63.03 bringing their total so far to £157.34.
Thanks to everyone who keeps feeding the dedicated SCAA used textiles bank at Perth Airport. This week’s conversion realised another £33.60 for the charity.
The bank is situated first right after entering the main avenue at Perth Airport and takes all forms of textiles including clothing, curtains, bed linen, towels etc.
Pitlochry Station Bookshop continues to steam ahead with its support for SCAA. This week’s £300 donation takes their total support to a rail rattling £34,516.
Please consider visiting the railway station platform bookshop to donate or buy books when you’re in Pitlochry, knowing it all goes to help charities including SCAA.
The only locally placed collecting can being emptied and counted this week comes from The Green Welly Stop at Tyndrum and contains £79.70.
Collecting cans provide a vital income stream for the air ambulance charity.
SCAA has around 2000 collecting cans placed all across Scotland.
This year alone, to date, 450 have been emptied and counted, bringing in a much-needed and appreciated £41,616.26.
SCAA will have its usual stand at Perth Show this year on Friday and Saturday, August 2 and 3.
Visitors can learn all about the work of the charity, which has been based in Perthshire since 2013, and take their chance in the bottle tombola and a star prize raffle to win two tickets to the Scotland v France international rugby match at Murrayfield on Saturday, August 24.
The stand will also feature a kiddies’ helicopter and merchandise.
Have you been helped by SCAA?
If the charity flew to the aid of you or a loved one, we would love to hear from you. No one tells of the impact Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance is making better than the people whose lives have been touched by the fast- response emergency service. Share your story by contacting media@ scaa.org.uk