Our helicopters carry all the equipment you would find in a land ambulance plus some of the more advanced equipment you’d expect to find in a hospital.
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Bag for emergencies in dangerous or remote areas, including hard hat, high visibility clothing, over trousers and midge nets
- Teddy bear deployed to our younger patients
- Two oxygen cylinders
- Thrombolysis Pack to help reduce blood clots
- Bothy Bag, which contains a tent for emergencies in exposed areas/weather conditions or to offer privacy for during invasive procedures
- Blood sugar monitor
- Suction Unit to clear a patients’ airways
- Corpuls 3 Defibrillator / Patient Monitor to enable intensive monitoring of arterial pressure, core temperature and blood pressure
- Aerosled stretcher
- Medical Response Bag
- Trauma Bag
- Maternity Pack for the safe delivery of babies at scene
- Nitrous oxide cylinder, often referred to as gas and air
- Core equipment including fluids, airway management tools, chest decompressions tools, IV access, gloves and blankets
- Navigation iPads
- Survival Kit including food rations and winter clothing
Our air ambulance helicopters can take the emergency room to the incident scene, delivering rapid medical care to exactly where it's needed in the fastest possible time.
- Height – 3.51m
- Rotor Diameter – 10.2m
- Weight – 2153kg
- Top Speed – 145 knots / 166 mph
- Cruise Speed – 120 knots / 138 mph
- Max Take-Off Weight – 2910kg
- Length – 12.16m
- Range – 396 miles
