Hear from the people we've helped

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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Harris's Story

Teen suffered a high-speed motocross fall from height which resulted in a snapped thigh bone.

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Mark's Story

Mark was enjoying a motorcycle ride through Scotland when things took a drastic turn leaving him with multiple injuries.

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Steve's Story

What Steve thought was a simple ear infection turned out to be Bacterial Meningitis, causing him to deteriorate rapidly.

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Baby James's Story

Dog attack on a four-month-old baby leads to extensive injuries to head and neck, punctured windpipe and damage to artery.

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Graeme's Story

Graeme was pinned against concrete after a falling two-tonne cattle feeder crashed down towards him.

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Kevin's Story

Kevin was in a bad way after being crushed by a two-and-a-half-ton dumper truck while at work.

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Fiona's Story

A broken ankle on Edinburgh's Braid Hills left Fiona isolated in freezing conditions.

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Paul and Alison's Story

Two members of the same family needed help within three weeks, one for an ATV crash and the other for an equestrian accident on a beach.

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About SCAA

As Scotland's only charity air ambulance, SCAA responds to time-critical accidents and medical emergencies 365 days a year.

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Our mission

SCAA exists so no one in Scotland suffers or dies because help cannot get there in time.

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