Cornwall Air Ambulance is appealing for more support after new statistics show the charity carried out 1,105 missions in 2018, alongside launching an appeal to bring a new air ambulance to the county.
Cornwall Air Ambulance has launched a two year programme in conjunction with South West Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust that see doctors flying on board the county’s emergency helicopter service for up to four days a week.
Cornwall Air Ambulance flew to the aid of 710 patients throughout the county during 2015. While one in four emergencies were cardiac related, the medical helicopter service attended 410 patients with illness and 276 with injury.
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