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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New kit launch day at GNAAS
After five years, the charity has replaced its orange two-piece suits with more contemporary red and black equivalents. Critical care paramedic Jamie Walsh said: “We needed new, better quality uniforms to meet the demands of a fast-paced pre-hospital care work environment. With our base move just around the corner, the time felt right to move away … Continued
Incident Round-up: 19 – 22 April
Friday 19 April – A66, Bassenthwaite On Friday our critical care team from Langwathby were activated at 1pm to the A66, Bassenthwaite. After arriving on scene, our critical care team from Durham Tees Valley Airport was also activated to the same incident. Both teams assessed and treated patients before airlifting them to hospital. Sadly, one … Continued
Motorcyclist featured in Emergency Helicopter Medics visits GNAAS base
Ronnie Murray, a 54-year-old coach driver from Darlington, was travelling through Croft-on-Tees to head to work when he came off his motorbike on 5 August 2018. His story was featured on Emergency Helicopter Medics on More4, which airs every Sunday at 9pm. Mr Murray had sustained a broken neck, fractured skull and broken tibia and … Continued
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