Mission Review
Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance operates two helicopter air ambulances - Helimed 76 based in Perth and Helimed 79 based in Aberdeen, as well as one rapid response vehicle at each base. Tasked through Scotland's 999 emergency response network, here are just some of the call outs we've responded to recently.
Comrie First Responders requested air support after a man was injured in a fall on a fairly inaccessible hillside. Despite no vehicular access, SCAA's Helimed 76 aircraft was able to fly straight to the scene and land nearby before quickly airlifting the patient to hospital care at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee - just minutes away by helicopter.
A cardiac emergency recently took SCAA to the Isle of Gigha, where a Coastguard crew created an illuminated landing area for our helicopter air ambulance to land safely. SCAA crew worked with local nursing staff before airlifting the patient to cardiac care at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow - around a half hour flight away.
SCAA was recently able to land close to the accident scene when a cyclist was injured in a fall on a forest path near Killin. A land crew and Paramedic Response Unit also attended at the scene before the injured woman was airlifted swiftly to trauma care at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
SCAA recently airlifted a specialist medical team quickly to the scene of an industrial accident near Maud. Our crew worked with colleagues from the Scottish Ambulance Service and Police Scotland to help the patient who had been injured while felling timber. The injured man was then taken to hospital.
A medical emergency at a recent public event near Turriff saw SCAA's Helimed 79 aircraft land beside the show ground to reach the patient in the quickest possible time. The ill man was then airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary - a flight SCAA made in less than 15 minutes - compared to a road journey of closer an hour.
A little boy was at the centre of a medical emergency near Peterhead recently. SCAA attended with a specialist doctor-led team and airlifted the toddler - accompanied by his Mum - to advanced care at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. A SCAA teddy was deployed to comfort the sick little boy on his journey.
SCAA was recently part of a multi-service response to a road traffic accident near Alford when a motorcyclist plummeted 20 feet down a steep embankment. SCAA landed in a field nearby and a Scottish Fire and Rescue Service crew and the injured rider’s motorcycle mates helped carry the stretchered patient to the aircraft. He was then flown to the Major Trauma Centre in Aberdeen.
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