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The Yorkshire Air Ambulance is an independent charity providing a lifesaving rapid response emergency service to 5 million people across the whole of Yorkshire.
To keep both of their Air Ambulances maintained and in the air, they need to raise £12,000 every single day, which is the equivalent of £4.4m a year. The generosity that they receive really is the life blood of our Charity.
The Charity was set up in 2000 and with the addition of the second air ambulance in October 2007, the YAA now operate their own Dedicated Air Desk for rapid dispatch of their helicopters to an incident.
The swift medical interventions provided by the air ambulance crews have a major impact on a patient’s chance of survival and subsequent quality of life.
Yorkshire has a vast topography that not only includes remote, rural and densely populated areas but also includes major motorways and road networks such as the M62, M1, A1 and M18.
On average, dispatch time is around 2 to 3 minutes and patients are transferred to the nearest major trauma centre, flying at speeds of up to 160 mph.
It is a common misconception that the Yorkshire Air Ambulance is government funded and falls under the NHS. This is untrue. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance is an independent charity which relies heavily on the generosity of the public & organisations to keep the service active.
Yorkshire Air Ambulance’s longest standing partner is the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) who have supported their operations since their inception on 25th October 2000. YAS supports the Yorkshire Air Ambulance in a number of ways, through medical guidance and advice, medical supplies, training and the secondment of Paramedics and Critical Care Team Doctors.
For more information please visit their web site www.yorkshireairambulance.org.uk
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