The heroes of the skies the Yorkshire air ambulance service have recorded their 5,000th rescue mission just this last Friday where they saved the musician Chris Parr who was airlifted to a local hospital after a head on collision road accident. Chris suffered fractured ribs, a fractured breast bone and a fractured knee when he was airlifted to Leeds General Infirmary (LGI). The only disappointing part of the Yorkshire air ambulance is the cost of running the service which totals \u00a33.6 million per year, a hefty amount given that it\u2019s funded by a charity.<\/p>\n
The service is extraordinary, it is there to serve 5 million people over four million acres with only two helicopters to do so. The service was originally launched in 2000 when the charity was set up with just a single air ambulance then later in 2007 a second helicopter was brought into the service. The air ambulance makes you only ever 10 minutes away from the nearest hospital in many cases saving people\u2019s lives by minutes that they wouldn\u2019t have had with a normal ambulance, \u201cThe swift medical intervention has a major impact on a patient\u2019s chance of survival.\u201d and they are now celebrating their 5,000th rescue. <\/p>\n