A medical emergency can occur at anytime and place throughout Scotland. As Scotland's only charity air ambulance, we rely 100% on public donations to fund our life-saving service.
Whether it's through fundraising, corporate partnerships, gifts in wills, playing our lottery, or regular giving, each contribution makes a difference.
SCAA exists to ensure that no one in Scotland should die because help can't get there in time. And with the continued support of the public, SCAA will not rest until that is the reality here in Scotland.
For patients like Mel, it really can mean the difference between life and death.
“SCAA helped save my life when we crashed that day,” she recalled. “When I saw that black truck filling the road in front of us, there was no time to react – just a horrible, gut-wrenching sense of the inevitable. SCAA came at the darkest of times for me and made a truly awful situation so much better with their professionalism, expertise, speed, and calming reassurance.”
Mel's SCAA Story
Former patient Duncan from Biggar suffered a heart attack:
"I owe SCAA my life. I don't think I would have made it without them. When no one else can reach you - they hopefully can. I'm testament to that and their commitment to saving lives even in the most challenging circumstances."
Read more patient stories
Fin's Story
Fin, 59, was skiing down a familiar off-piste run in Glenshee when things took a turn for the worst.
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Ashley's Story
“I really believe I would have died if SCAA hadn’t been there that day.” Ashley was left with a severe brain injury after being thrown from her horse in Cardenden in Fife.
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Cora's Story
“Time was running out. My little girl would never make the journey by road to hospital. I thought I was going to lose her.”
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Caitlyn's Story
As a keen horse-rider, 15-year-old Caitlyn couldn’t wait to finish school and take her pony Mickey for a gallop down the St Combs beach.
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Iain's Story
RAF Officer Iain Bright had just five seconds to react when his aircraft engine failed shortly after takeoff and he began plummeting toward the ground.
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we are ready to respond 12 hours a day, 7 days a week
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