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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 ...
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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.
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.
The helicopter in use is a Bell 429 GlobalRanger, the first of its type to operate as an air ambulance in the UK. [11] It has a range of 400 miles (640 km) and a top speed of 150 knots (170 mph; 280 km/h), enabling it to reach anywhere in the county within a short time.
Two of the trustees, Rodney Connor and Ray Foran produced a Business Plan which was then brought to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and, in March 2016, AANI were successful in applying to the Chancellor's Libor banking fines fund, and were awarded £3.5 million to establish and support the HEMS service in Northern Ireland.