GNAAS saved my life and I’m very grateful for their help. My mum, dad, and kids are also very grateful.
Samantha Sugden
Penrith
The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) brings pioneering pre-hospital care to the scene, rescuing hundreds of severely injured or ill patients every year. We are not NHS-funded.
1,173
callouts in 2018
33,414
donors in 2018
£5.1m
cost of the service in 2018
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Latest from GNAAS
Incident Round-up: 15-18 June
Tuesday 18 June – Brough We were activated at 4.57pm to Brough. Our paramedic and doctor team assessed and treated a patient before airlifting them to hospital. Incident timeline: 16:57 Mobile to incident from Langwathby – Rapid response vehicle 16:58 Mobile to incident from Durham Tees Valley Airport – air ambulance 17:14 Rapid response vehicle … Continued
We’re supporting National Blood Week
We’re supporting National Blood Week and World Blood Donor Day, because thanks to those who give blood, we have been able to administer 264 blood or plasma transfusions to patients since 2015. National Blood Week runs this week, June 10 to 16, aiming to increase the amount of people giving blood. Without the support of … Continued
Training for pre-hospital success
The course brings together doctors, paramedics and nurses to learn the intricacies of performing effective anaesthesia out in the field. It is led by GNAAS doctors and paramedics but in an atmosphere that encourages the sharing of experience between participants from different clinical backgrounds. The course content features a mixture of classroom learning as well … Continued
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