Great North Air Ambulance Service

Our critical care teams in the North East and Cumbria had a very busy weekend responding to 17 incidents.

They were activated 13 times during the day on their helicopters and four times at night on their rapid response vehicles.

Here is a roundup of the incidents they attended in the North East on Saturday 3 February and Sunday 4 February:

Barnard Castle

On Saturday our critical care team was activated at 8.46am to reports of a road traffic collision involving a cyclist near Barnard Castle. We had a paramedic and doctor on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 8.55am. Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service to assess and treat a patient and then airlifted the patient to hospital.

Stamfordham

On Saturday our critical care team was activated at 2.03pm to reports of a road traffic collision involving a cyclist in Stamfordham. We had a paramedic and doctor on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 2.23pm. Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat a patient and the patient was taken to hospital by the NEAS road crew, accompanied by our team.

Longbenton

On Sunday our critical care team was activated at 11.33am to reports of a medical incident in Longbenton. We had a doctor and paramedic on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 11.46pm. They worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess the patient and provided advanced critical care before the patient was taken to hospital by the NEAS road crew, accompanied by our team.

Ryton

On Sunday our critical care team was activated at 2.26pm to reports of a sport and leisure incident in Ryton. We had a paramedic and doctor on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 2.44pm. Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service to assess and treat a patient before returning back to their base at 3.18pm.

Lemington

On Sunday our critical care team was activated at 3.55pm to reports of an assault in Lemington, Newcastle upon Tyne. We had a doctor and paramedic on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 4.12pm. Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat a patient and the patient was taken to hospital by the NEAS road crew, accompanied by our team.

Billingham

On Sunday our critical care team was activated at 6.13pm to reports of a road traffic collision involving a cyclist near Belasis Avenue in Billingham. We had a doctor and paramedic respond on a rapid response vehicle and they arrived on scene at 6.25pm. They worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess the patient and provided advanced critical care before the patient was taken to hospital by the NEAS road crew, accompanied by our team.

About GNAAS

• The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) is a charitably funded air ambulance service which provides life-saving care throughout the North East, North Yorkshire, Cumbria and Isle of Man.
  
• They operate two helicopters 365 days a year and also operate a night-time service in the North East and Cumbria on rapid response vehicles.
  
  
• The aircraft cover an area of more than 8,000 square miles and on board are specialist doctors and paramedics who effectively bring the hospital to the patient.
  
  
• The level of skill and expertise of the on-board team mean they respond to the most critically ill and injured people, giving them the best chance of survival.
  
  
• GNAAS is a progressive organisation which has pioneered pre-hospital care in the region.
  
• The latest techniques, equipment and drugs are constantly being evaluated to ensure the charity can provide the best care possible for their patients.
  
  
• 2022 marked the service providing 20 years of life-saving care. Throughout this time, they have responded to more than 23,500 incidents across the region, with road traffic collisions being the most frequent type of incident responded to by the team.
  
  
• They do not receive Government funding and must therefore raise £8.5m a year through public donations to remain operational.

For more information visit: https://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/ or follow @gnairambulance on Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok

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