Our impact | August 2024

During August, the aircrew attended a total of 106 missions, with doctors on board for 69 of the missions.

Tuesday, 10 September 2024

Two critical care paramedics, either side of a critical care doctor, walking towards a yellow and green helicopter

Of the missions attended across Wiltshire, Bath and surrounding areas, 41 were in our helicopter and 65 in our critical care cars.

A total of 43 missions took place at night, when our pilots need to use specialised night vision goggles.

Swindon was the most frequently visited area, with 22 missions taking place in August. Our critical care team also attended 11 missions in the city of Bath, nine in Bristol, eight in Chippenham and six in Salisbury

 

Wiltshire Air Ambulance helicopter lifting from a helipad at night
A paramedic on the hangar floor with a kit bag and helicopter in the background

We performed 33 patient transfers to various hospitals, with 11 to Southmead Hospital in Bristol, 11 to Royal United Hospital in Bath and four to Great Western Hospital in Swindon. We transferred patients to seven different hospitals across the region.

In terms of mission types, our crew were called to 21 cardiac emergencies, 17 road traffic collisions and attended 11 incidents involving children

To find out more about where we have been and our most recent missions, click here to use our interactive Mission Map.

Have you been treated by us?

If you or someone you know has been treated by our critical care team, it would be great to hear from you. We can arrange for a visit to the airbase for the chance to meet our pilots, paramedics and doctors.