Yorkshire Air Ambulance Reach Landmark

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 £3.6 million per year, a hefty amount given that it’s funded by a charity.

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’s lives by minutes that they wouldn’t have had with a normal ambulance, “The swift medical intervention has a major impact on a patient’s chance of survival.” and they are now celebrating their 5,000th rescue.

Due to the high funds needed to keep the service going the cost is extremely high so all donations are welcome and any money donated to help the YYA service could save lives so please take the time to give a donation to their website. Famously Richard Hammond presenter of Top Gear had an accident on an old RAF base near York and the YAA saved his life and he raised total donations of around £200,000 which has really helped the YAA service continue.