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Emergency air ambulances are generally helicopter based, and used to respond to medical emergencies in support of local ambulance services. In England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, all of these services are charitably funded, and either directly owned by the charity, or operated under contract with a private provider. [3]
London's Air Ambulance Charity is a registered charity that operates a helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) dedicated to responding to serious trauma emergencies in and around London. [4] Using a helicopter from 08:00 to sunset and rapid response vehicles by night, the service performs advanced medical interventions at the scene of the ...
The charity runs three services, two are emergency helicopters covering Warwickshire & Northamptonshire and Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland, and the third is the Children's Air Ambulance that covers Great Britain and provides an emergency transfer service for seriously ill babies and children.
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From 1 June 2021, they initially provided a CCC, which carried all the equipment of an air ambulance to respond to incidents while they awaited delivery of a second helicopter. [16] On 22 June 2021, the charity acquired the use a second helicopter to take over from their CCC, to provide a dedicated HEMS service to Lincolnshire's east coast ...
Magpas Air Ambulance is a registered charity that operates a helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) in the East of England. Founded in 1971, the charity operates a helicopter and three rapid response vehicles from its base in Huntingdon , Cambridgeshire .
The Midlands Air Ambulance was first registered as a charity in 1990, and started using the County Air Ambulance name in 1993. The role of the charity is the provision of HEMS in the Midland counties of England. [1] [2] It also provides secondary support to neighbouring counties. It responds to 2,000 potentially life saving missions every year. [3]
The current helicopter is a twin-engined Airbus H135, [7] a type often utilised as an air ambulance. It is usually airborne within four minutes and flies at a cruise speed of 157 mph (253 km/h; 136 kn), allowing it to reach most locations in Hampshire within fifteen minutes, though flights to the Isle of Wight may take longer.