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: 15-17 May
Friday 17 May – Penrith Today we were activated at 8.08am to he M6, Penrith. Our paramedic and doctor team assessed and treated a patient before airlifting them to hospital. Incident timeline: 08:08 Mobile to incident from Langwathby 08:15 On scene 09:01 Take off from scene, transporting patient by air 09:34 Arrive at hospital 10:33 On base Thursday … Continued
Incident Round-up: 10-12 May
Friday 10 May – Millom On Friday we were activated at 2.50pm to Millom. Our critical care team assessed and treated a patient before flying them to hospital. Incident timeline: 14:50 Mobile to incident from Langwathby 15:10 On scene 15:58 Take off from scene, transporting patient by air 16:15 Arrive at hospital 16:43 Returning to … Continued
How ‘ECMO’ treatment saved drowned schoolboy
In years gone by, the schoolboy would not have had a chance of survival. But thanks to specialist equipment and the expertise of healthcare staff, Kacper is making a strong recovery. Last week, just two months after the incident, he walked into the Great North Air Ambulance Service base at Langwathby to thank the charity’s … Continued
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