It was 9 December 2018. My dad was in the house with his grandson Matthew just mashing the tatties when he collapsed suddenly. He shouted at Matthew to go and get help as we live close, but I wasn’t at home. When I finally got there, I thought that he had just collapsed and fell … Continued
Stephen Dunlop on Catbells Mountain with wife Marion. Moments later he took ill. The 65-year-old from North Shields had been enjoying the walk up Catbells, near Keswick, on 14 May 2019 with his wife Marion when he began to feel sharp stabbing pains in his chest. He said: “I got to the top of … Continued
GNAAS started carrying blood on board all its flights in 2015. The innovation made an instant impact, saving lives across our region. But in the spirit of progress, we wanted to improve the way transfusions were delivered, and so in 2018, we introduced the MEQU blood warmer, which saves even more time, and thus even … Continued
At the Great North Air Ambulance Service’s (GNAAS) headquarters in Eaglescliffe, BBC Tees brought together emergency services workers from GNAAS, Cleveland Police, North East Ambulance Service (NEAS), Cleveland Mountain Rescue, Fire Fighters Charity and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The 9am radio show which was aired live and presented by Antony Collins, saw workers … Continued
2019 brought with it a new era of health care, taking pre-hospital emergency medicine at the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) to the next level. We spoke to GNAAS paramedic Lee Salmon about the new Butterfly scanner which is set to revolutionise the way critical care teams work. So Lee, why have GNAAS introduced … Continued
The 51-year-old said: “It was 14 July 2019 – it was just like any another normal day. I turned up at the skydiving centre and had some tea and toast then I got my kit ready and did my first jump. “I then booked myself onto the next flight and jumped again – that was … Continued
Supporters from all over the region have won the annual raffle since it started in 2011 and this year, it was Mrs Helena Taylor from Northallerton that held the winning raffle ticket. We caught up with her to find out how she was feeling about her £10,000 prize. She said: “I didn’t expect to win … Continued
He said: “I was doing the Macmillan Mighty Hike around Ullswater Lake. It is a beautiful part of the world and we were really looking forward to it especially because it was a gorgeous day. “We had reached a part of the hike where you have to walk single file due to the narrow pathway … Continued
Martin McGough, 60, of Norton, near Stockton, was thrown 20ft headfirst over the handlebars of his bike as he swerved to miss a sheep while doing the Coast to Coast bike ride in 2009. Since his accident ten years ago, Martin has made it his mission to fundraise for the Great North Air Ambulance Service … Continued
Vivienne Sherry, of Preston, Lancashire, was taking part in the Fred Whitton cycling challenge on Sunday 12 May which involved 114 gruelling miles around the Lake District, Cumbria. 100 miles into the journey, Vivienne reached Hardknott Pass, renowned for being one of the toughest cycle routes in the UK. The 36-year-old said: “I remember it … Continued
