Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Cheque Presentation
Following their successful Charity Sporting Dinner held in February which raised the magnificent sum of £26,000 for the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance, Frome Lions were invited to a personal visit at Henstridge airfield to meet the Staff and crew and see close up for themselves the helicopter and the vital equipment it carries.
The Air Ambulance provides life-saving critical care and rapid transfers for the most seriously ill and injured people across the region. The expert teams of consultant level doctors and specialist practitioners deliver hospital-level treatment, directly at the scene of an incident. They are tasked by a dedicated Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) desk in the ambulance service control centre to the most serious patients in the region.
For patients experiencing catastrophic blood loss, the crews carry and administer blood products at scene and en-route to hospital. This can be the difference between life and death, stabilising patients and giving them a fighting chance of survival.
During the visit, the Helicopter received a call for help and the Lions saw at close range it taking off on its mission. Shortly afterwards as the Lions were leaving it was stood down and returned to base. Earlier during the visit, the Pilot had said that the policy was always for the air ambulance to launch as soon as possible after getting a call and if circumstances changed then they would abort the flight.
