London’s Air Ambulance’s Dr Benjamin Marriage and Paramedics Chris Doyle and Kevin Cuddon have won The Sun’s Who Cares Wins ‘999 hero’ award. The Sun’s Who Cares Wins Awards, in partnership with NHS Charities Together, celebrate healthcare heroes who have gone above and beyond to provide care to others.
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In July 2023, London’s Air Ambulance’s advanced trauma team – which on every shift consists of at least one doctor and one paramedic – attended to 184 critically injured patients in the city. These individuals were so badly injured they did not have time to make it to hospital and therefore required the emergency department bringing to the roadside.
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On 14 September 2023, Former Flight Lieutenant Colin Bell (DFC AE FRICS), aged 102, became the ‘oldest-ever participant in an abseil’ when he descended 280ft down the side of The Royal London Hospital.
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In February 2015, Cristiana had been in London for one month after she’d moved to the UK from her home in Romania. On her way to work, mid-afternoon, her life changed forever. While crossing the road in Stamford Hill, Cristiana was run over by a dumper truck. “All I remember of that day, is that it was a rainy one,” said Cristiana.
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As part of our Up Against Time appeal to replace our two helicopters by autumn 2024, volunteers and supporters of London’s Air Ambulance Charity will be taking to the streets in our annual ‘Big City Collection' this month.
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This week, during 4-10 September, Air Ambulance Week 2023 will be celebrated across the UK to raise awareness that air ambulances are only there for the critically injured thanks to public donations.
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To raise money for London’s Air Ambulance Charity’s Up Against Time appeal, Matt Wood is attempting to secure the Guinness World Record for ‘fastest time for a marathon in a 3D aircraft’.
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Providing fly-on-the-wall footage and unprecedented insight into the work of the service, Channel 4’s documentary Emergency follows the minute-by-minute decisions advanced trauma teams like ours make to treat the most serious cases in London, featuring Dr Cosmo Scurr.