The Great North Air Ambulance Service’s (GNAAS) critical care teams in the North East and Cumbria were activated to 21 incidents (including stand downs) over the weekend from Saturday 24 August to Monday 26 August.
They attended 16 incidents in the North East, two incidents in North Yorkshire, two incidents in Scotland and one incident in Cumbria.
Here are statements for some of the incidents GNAAS’ team attended this weekend:
Saturday
Meadowfield, Durham
On Saturday our critical care team was activated at 11.21am to reports of a medical incident in Meadowfield, Durham.
We had a doctor and paramedic on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 11.31am.
Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat a patient, and the patient was taken to hospital by a NEAS road crew, accompanied by our team.
A75, Dumfries and Galloway
On Saturday our critical care team was activated at 12.51pm to reports of a road traffic collision on the A75, Dumfries and Galloway.
We had a doctor and paramedic on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 1.24pm.
Our team worked alongside the Scottish Ambulance Service to assess and treat a patient.
A6108 near North Stainley
On Saturday our critical care team was activated at 2.52pm to reports of a road traffic collision on the A6108 near North Stainley.
We had a doctor and paramedic on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 3.06pm.
Our team worked alongside the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assess and treat a patient and then airlifted the patient to hospital.
Sunday
Oliver’s Mount
On Sunday our critical care team was activated at 1.16pm to reports of a road traffic collision at Oliver’s Mount in Scarborough.
We had a doctor and paramedic on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 1.39pm.
Our team worked alongside the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assess and treat a patient.
A169 near Saltersgate
On Sunday our critical care team was activated at 3.10pm to reports of a road traffic collision on the A169 near Saltergate.
We had a paramedic and doctor on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 3.23pm.
Our team worked alongside the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Service to assess and treat a patient and then airlifted the patient to hospital.
Witherwack, Sunderland
On Sunday our critical care team was activated at 5.20pm to reports of a medical incident in Witherwack, Sunderland.
We had a paramedic and doctor on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 5.34pm.
Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat a patient, and the patient was taken to hospital by a NEAS road crew, accompanied by our team.
About GNAAS
• The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) is a charitably funded air ambulance service which provides life-saving care throughout the North East, North Yorkshire, Cumbria and the Isle of Man. This covers from the Scottish borders, down to South Cumbria, and across to North Yorkshire.
• They operate two helicopters 365 days a year and also operate a night-time service in the North East and Cumbria on rapid response vehicles.
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