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Tokyo 2020 judo champion Chris Skelley MBE is using his retirement to give back to the charity that helped his family in their darkest hour. He's joining his wife Louise as an ambassador for Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance Charity.
A retired hairdresser who just won £1 million on a radio contest announced she'll donate part of her prize to air ambulance and cancer charities. Joy Haythorne received the life-changing news she's in remission just days before her win.
More than 13,000 people came together to raise £3.6 million for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance's move to a new base that will help save more lives. The successful campaign funded a purpose-built airbase near Southampton Airport, cutting response times so crews can reach nearly every patient within 10 minutes.
Ray Price asked guests to donate to Wales Air Ambulance instead of bringing birthday gifts, raising £700 for the service that saved his life. Fifteen years ago, the same air ambulance airlifted him to safety after a heart attack.
Nigeria is working with aerospace giant Airbus to launch a nationwide air ambulance network that will bring emergency medical care to remote communities. The initiative builds on growing state-level emergency medical services across the country.
A Saskatchewan woman turned her late partner's Harley Davidson collection into hope, raising $1,000 for the air ambulance crew that cared for him. The community showed up in force, buying everything from boots to branded gear to honor Walter Oesch's memory.
A UK air ambulance service just received its second massive donation of £300,000, pushing its new headquarters fundraising total past £3 million. The move will cut emergency response times in half, getting critical care to patients in 10 minutes instead of 20.
Helicopter emergency medical teams are dramatically improving survival odds for critically injured patients, with data showing five additional survivors per 100 cases. Advanced care delivered by air is giving people a fighting chance even when injuries seem unsurvivable.
Helicopter emergency medical services are saving more lives than ever before, with new research showing five additional survivors for every 100 critically injured patients treated. The breakthrough data could help save over 100 extra lives each year in just one region alone.
