Donations keep ambulance in air

As we approach the close of another busy year for Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) I and the crew want to thank the people in this area who continue to raise vital funds to keep this unique service in the air.

Throughout 2016 we have been honoured to deliver paramedic care and provide rapid transport to those seriously ill or injured anywhere in Scotland.

Helimed 76 is now flying huge distances, as far as the northern island of Sanday to the rural Borders in the south and from the east coast to the remote Western Isles. SCAA has flown vital help to the heart of communities everywhere.

The crew has fully utilised our upgraded aircraft that came into service just over a year ago, responding to almost 400 emergency call-outs in this year alone.

We have also been able to make valuable use of the extra seat on board to carry parents, guardians or escorts with our patients.

The crew are always humbled by the number of patients who come to visit after their recovery and to thank all who were involved in treating their illness or injury. Many of our patients have gone on to raise money for SCAA.

SCAA’s professional and expert crew can provide the front-line time-critical response that will continue flying help and hope across Scotland but it is the people in every family, community and every region of this country that will ensure we stay in the air.

John Pritchard MBE, Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance