29:
478:
470:
1319:
225:
237:
262:
244:
517:. The medics are extensively trained in areas such as helicopter safety, navigation and aviation law as well as advanced medical procedures beyond those performed by their land based colleagues. In addition to the paramedics, on one helicopter from Manchester Barton base (Helimed 72) there is a pre-hospital emergency medicine trained doctor.
451:
constructed and validated a predictive simulation model to consider the prospective performance of a single air ambulance vs. a single rapid response vehicle during the hours of darkness. Subsequent trials validated the study findings. In April 2022, another BMW (X5 Xdrive30d Xline Auto) SUV was
427:
Although the aircraft have their allocated counties, they will often cross into each other's areas should operational needs require it. The average response time is 10 minutes from take-off to landing at the scene of an accident. Most areas in North West can be reached within 25 minutes.
385:
to fly in worse weather conditions than other aircraft. In the winter months, a helicopter can fly to the scene of an incident towards the end of the day in daylight, but depart the scene or hospital after darkness has fallen to return to base. The NWAA helicopter fleet include:
381:, which have top speeds of over 150 mph (240 km/h), and fly during daylight hours 365 days a year. The helicopters do not attend HEMS missions at night. Due to the critical medical nature of HEMS missions, the NWAA fleet has special permissions from the
363:
The charity covers an area of over 5,500 square miles (14,000 km) and over 8 million people. Between 1999 and 2022, the charity responded to 24,500 call-outs. In 2022, an average call-out cost £3500, with more specialised interventions costing more.
557:
Control of the aircraft was initially the responsibility of the emergency medical dispatchers working in local North West
Ambulance Service control rooms. However, in February 2008, a central Air Desk at Ambulance Control in
493:(RSI; 136 performed in the financial year 2021-22, and 125 in the year before) and chest surgery to make the critically injured patient stable enough to be transported to hospital. They have provided interventions such as
532:
All three aircraft carry blood on board for life-saving blood transfers at the scene of an accident. The blood is delivered to the helicopter bases at Barton and
Blackpool on motorbikes by another charity,
1362:
456:
Xdrive Se Mhev Auto (Electric Diesel) has been added and became the "night car", while the 2018 X5, being less stable at high speed (95mph), has since been used for fundraising events.
356:
million, including £66,000 from government grants. It spent £11.6M, of which £6.9M was used to provide the air ambulance service. In the year ending March 2023, its revenue was £14.2
1260:
1355:
1282:
444:, it enables doctors and paramedics to carry out some of their work during the hours of darkness (6pm–2am), poor weather or when an aircraft requires maintenance.
987:
1348:
352:, fundraising events, gifts in wills, the lottery, personal challenges undertaken by individuals In the year ending March 2022, the charity raised £11.2
1169:
1435:
440:(X5 Xdrive25d Se Auto) road vehicle was added to the fleet. This has been given the name "Air Ambulance Response Unit" (or 'RU' for short). As a
28:
835:
413:. This aircraft carries a doctor and a paramedic, and generally covers the southern counties of Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.
1371:
1102:
1565:
1425:
988:"Lancaster University Management School uses predictive simulation to investigate healthcare provisions for air ambulance operations"
382:
378:
1325:
1333:
628:
524:, along with the helicopters themselves are provided by emergency helicopter specialist Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore.
705:
624:
1076:
448:
236:
1286:
338:
250:
575:
1496:
1032:
1440:
1400:
1125:
745:
913:
537:. NWAA is one of ten charities taking part in a two-year trial (starting 15 December 2022) of carrying whole blood (
1430:
957:
360:
million with no government grants. It spent £12.7M, of which £7.7M was used to provide the air ambulance service.
1528:
1410:
1261:"Air Ambulances begin trial transfusing 'whole blood' to potentially improve civilian and military trauma care"
534:
485:
The medical interventions provided at the scene are of a hospital standard, and were historically only done in
813:
279:
887:
514:
1216:
1544:
1460:
1420:
441:
513:
who provide the patient care for incidents attended by NWAA are provided on two year secondments by the
1491:
1405:
1009:
566:
was introduced which prioritised requests for the air ambulance in an attempt to increase efficiency.
1465:
1415:
1390:
490:
783:
477:
469:
1475:
1470:
1033:"Teen placed in coma after being thrown from horse and trampled on after first day of new school"
649:
486:
345:
83:
54:
935:
862:
1450:
1385:
1340:
545:
which were carried by UK Air
Ambulances since 2012. The advantage lies in the blood containing
559:
1194:
761:
294:
676:
8:
1512:
1395:
1147:
597:
563:
397:
394:
1318:
224:
453:
329:
The charity has existed since 1999. It was established with a single aircraft based at
314:
298:
119:
741:
330:
268:
78:
452:
donated by
Beaverbrooks to become a Critical Care Vehicle, and in November 2022, a
334:
149:
34:
1103:"North West Air Ambulance Charity launches campaign to extend lifesaving service"
403:. This aircraft generally covers the Northern counties of Lancashire and Cumbria.
1054:
542:
521:
1559:
1238:
481:
G-NWAA and G-NWEM helicopters at
Manchester Barton Aerodrome (23 June 2024).
473:
One of the air ambulances attending an incident in snowy weather conditions.
494:
349:
344:
The charity is not funded by the government (apart from grants) or by the
436:
As the helicopters can only fly in daylight, in
February 2018, a £65,000
538:
498:
318:
310:
124:
114:
1312:
510:
213:
965:
1126:""I was not very far from death - but I was saved at the roadside""
546:
302:
104:
306:
109:
1370:
1170:"Air Ambulance UK - Helicopter Operational Characteristics 2019"
891:
1445:
836:"Babcock agrees contract with North West Air Ambulance Charity"
489:
settings, including blood transfusion, emergency anaesthetics,
437:
337:
aircraft: one based at
Blackpool Airport and the other two at
377:
The service uses three
Eurocopter EC135 aircraft operated by
964:. North West Air Ambulance. 24 February 2018. Archived from
762:"Ex-Hollyoaks actor's Peru trek challenge for air ambulance"
37:
of the North West Air
Ambulance (G-NWAE in December 2016).
1195:"Preston dad suffers 60% blood loss in chainsaw accident"
1328:
North West Air
Ambulance, registered charity no. 1075641
1285:. North West Air Ambulance. 17 June 2010. Archived from
1513:
Wales Air Ambulance and Children's Wales Air Ambulance
1324:
814:"Critical service that has to raise £9.5m every year"
284:
The charity's two operational bases in the North West
497:(chest incission to remove excess fluid or air) and
393:(built 2005) − based at Blackpool Airport and uses
1124:Blakey, Ashlie; Powell, Molly (16 February 2024).
409:(built 2003) − based at Barton and uses call sign
1175:. Association of Air Ambulances. 12 February 2019
1557:
419:(built 2003) − based at Barton, uses call sign
1356:
1283:"How is the air ambulance tasked to missions"
1372:Air ambulance services in the United Kingdom
1263:. NHS Blood and Transplant. 14 December 2022
1123:
625:"Charity Overview: North West Air Ambulance"
619:
617:
615:
1010:"Beaverbrooks donate Critical Care Vehicle"
980:
938:. North West Air Ambulance. 8 November 2022
828:
1363:
1349:
1317:
1239:"Air ambulance first in UK to carry blood"
1069:
890:. North West Air Ambulance. Archived from
882:
880:
223:
27:
1094:
838:. North West Air Ambulance. 29 March 2022
740:. Yeovil: Haynes Publishing. p. 43.
671:
669:
667:
612:
379:Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore
1391:Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland
1334:Charity Commission for England and Wales
1209:
1140:
1012:. North West Air Ambulance. 6 April 2022
928:
857:
855:
853:
735:
731:
729:
727:
725:
723:
700:
698:
696:
694:
629:Charity Commission for England and Wales
476:
468:
464:
1275:
1231:
906:
877:
776:
754:
642:
592:
590:
1558:
1187:
1100:
1030:
1002:
914:"Air Ambulance charity now has wheels"
664:
552:
449:Lancaster University Management School
301:region, consisting of the counties of
1344:
1253:
863:"Search the G-INFO aircraft register"
850:
811:
807:
805:
803:
801:
720:
691:
541:− compatible with anyone) instead of
348:, instead it raises funds via its 11
1024:
587:
576:Air ambulances in the United Kingdom
509:The 48-strong team of critical care
295:helicopter emergency medical service
1466:Warwickshire & Northamptonshire
736:Robinson, Claire (September 2019).
708:. Charity Commission. 31 March 2023
13:
1436:Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire
798:
14:
1577:
1566:Air ambulance services in England
1304:
261:
1497:Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance
1101:Carter, Gemma (29 August 2023).
501:to check for internal bleeding.
333:and has since upgraded to three
260:
242:
235:
1162:
1117:
1047:
1031:Newton, Susan (8 August 2023).
950:
738:Air Ambulance Operations Manual
1529:Air Ambulance Northern Ireland
535:Greater Manchester Blood Bikes
372:
243:
1:
581:
459:
447:In 2019–20, researchers from
16:English charity air ambulance
515:North West Ambulance Service
7:
1426:Hampshire and Isle of Wight
569:
339:Manchester Barton Aerodrome
84:Manchester Barton Aerodrome
10:
1582:
1492:Scottish Ambulance Service
1219:. North West Air Ambulance
1150:. North West Air Ambulance
1082:. North West Air Ambulance
1057:. North West Air Ambulance
865:. Civil Aviation Authority
786:. North West Air Ambulance
706:"North West Air Ambulance"
679:. North West Air Ambulance
652:. North West Air Ambulance
600:. North West Air Ambulance
549:which help blood to clot.
324:
1537:
1521:
1505:
1484:
1378:
1128:. Manchester Evening News
1105:. Saddleworth Independent
1077:"NWAA Annual Report 2023"
816:. Liverpool Business News
491:Rapid Sequence Intubation
208:
195:
182:
165:
155:
143:
133:
95:
68:
60:
50:
42:
26:
1545:Children's Air Ambulance
527:
383:Civil Aviation Authority
367:
291:North West Air Ambulance
22:North West Air Ambulance
1197:. BBC. 7 September 2022
504:
431:
297:(HEMS) that covers the
135:Chief Executive Officer
55:Charitable organisation
990:. Lanner. 21 July 2020
764:. BBC. 15 October 2022
482:
474:
442:rapid response vehicle
1401:Dorset & Somerset
480:
472:
465:Medical interventions
61:Registration no.
280:class=notpageimage|
161:Flying to save lives
1241:. BBC. 7 March 2012
553:Helicopter dispatch
539:group O Rh negative
395:air traffic control
23:
1431:Kent Surrey Sussex
1217:"Who we work with"
958:"Say hello to Ru!"
483:
475:
315:Greater Manchester
299:North West England
139:Heather Arrowsmith
120:Greater Manchester
21:
1553:
1552:
1411:Essex & Herts
916:. 1 February 2018
812:McDonough, Tony.
331:Blackpool Airport
231:
230:
145:Aircraft operated
79:Blackpool Airport
1573:
1522:Northern Ireland
1365:
1358:
1351:
1342:
1341:
1337:
1321:
1316:
1315:
1313:Official website
1299:
1298:
1296:
1294:
1279:
1273:
1272:
1270:
1268:
1257:
1251:
1250:
1248:
1246:
1235:
1229:
1228:
1226:
1224:
1213:
1207:
1206:
1204:
1202:
1191:
1185:
1184:
1182:
1180:
1174:
1166:
1160:
1159:
1157:
1155:
1144:
1138:
1137:
1135:
1133:
1121:
1115:
1114:
1112:
1110:
1098:
1092:
1091:
1089:
1087:
1081:
1073:
1067:
1066:
1064:
1062:
1051:
1045:
1044:
1042:
1040:
1028:
1022:
1021:
1019:
1017:
1006:
1000:
999:
997:
995:
984:
978:
977:
975:
973:
968:on 22 March 2018
954:
948:
947:
945:
943:
936:"NWAA Night Car"
932:
926:
925:
923:
921:
910:
904:
903:
901:
899:
894:on 22 March 2018
884:
875:
874:
872:
870:
859:
848:
847:
845:
843:
832:
826:
825:
823:
821:
809:
796:
795:
793:
791:
780:
774:
773:
771:
769:
758:
752:
751:
733:
718:
717:
715:
713:
702:
689:
688:
686:
684:
673:
662:
661:
659:
657:
646:
640:
639:
637:
635:
621:
610:
609:
607:
605:
594:
359:
355:
335:Eurocopter EC135
264:
263:
246:
245:
239:
227:
222:
219:
217:
215:
200:
187:
177:
170:
150:Eurocopter EC135
35:Eurocopter EC135
31:
24:
20:
1581:
1580:
1576:
1575:
1574:
1572:
1571:
1570:
1556:
1555:
1554:
1549:
1533:
1517:
1501:
1480:
1374:
1369:
1311:
1310:
1307:
1302:
1292:
1290:
1289:on 17 June 2010
1281:
1280:
1276:
1266:
1264:
1259:
1258:
1254:
1244:
1242:
1237:
1236:
1232:
1222:
1220:
1215:
1214:
1210:
1200:
1198:
1193:
1192:
1188:
1178:
1176:
1172:
1168:
1167:
1163:
1153:
1151:
1146:
1145:
1141:
1131:
1129:
1122:
1118:
1108:
1106:
1099:
1095:
1085:
1083:
1079:
1075:
1074:
1070:
1060:
1058:
1053:
1052:
1048:
1038:
1036:
1029:
1025:
1015:
1013:
1008:
1007:
1003:
993:
991:
986:
985:
981:
971:
969:
956:
955:
951:
941:
939:
934:
933:
929:
919:
917:
912:
911:
907:
897:
895:
886:
885:
878:
868:
866:
861:
860:
851:
841:
839:
834:
833:
829:
819:
817:
810:
799:
789:
787:
782:
781:
777:
767:
765:
760:
759:
755:
748:
734:
721:
711:
709:
704:
703:
692:
682:
680:
675:
674:
665:
655:
653:
648:
647:
643:
633:
631:
623:
622:
613:
603:
601:
596:
595:
588:
584:
572:
555:
543:red blood cells
530:
507:
467:
462:
434:
375:
370:
357:
353:
327:
288:
287:
286:
282:
276:
275:
274:
273:
265:
257:
256:
255:
247:
216:.nwairambulance
212:
201:
198:
188:
185:
175:
171:
168:
158:
146:
136:
129:
98:
91:
88:
38:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1579:
1569:
1568:
1551:
1550:
1548:
1547:
1541:
1539:
1535:
1534:
1532:
1531:
1525:
1523:
1519:
1518:
1516:
1515:
1509:
1507:
1503:
1502:
1500:
1499:
1494:
1488:
1486:
1482:
1481:
1479:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1382:
1380:
1376:
1375:
1368:
1367:
1360:
1353:
1345:
1339:
1338:
1322:
1306:
1305:External links
1303:
1301:
1300:
1274:
1252:
1230:
1208:
1186:
1161:
1139:
1116:
1093:
1068:
1046:
1023:
1001:
979:
949:
927:
905:
876:
849:
827:
797:
784:"Ways to give"
775:
753:
746:
719:
690:
663:
641:
611:
585:
583:
580:
579:
578:
571:
568:
554:
551:
529:
526:
506:
503:
466:
463:
461:
458:
433:
430:
425:
424:
414:
404:
374:
371:
369:
366:
326:
323:
278:
277:
267:
266:
259:
258:
249:
248:
241:
240:
234:
233:
232:
229:
228:
210:
206:
205:
202:
196:
193:
192:
189:
183:
180:
179:
172:
166:
163:
162:
159:
156:
153:
152:
147:
144:
141:
140:
137:
134:
131:
130:
128:
127:
122:
117:
112:
107:
101:
99:
96:
93:
92:
90:
89:
87:
86:
81:
75:
72:
70:
66:
65:
62:
58:
57:
52:
48:
47:
44:
40:
39:
32:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1578:
1567:
1564:
1563:
1561:
1546:
1543:
1542:
1540:
1536:
1530:
1527:
1526:
1524:
1520:
1514:
1511:
1510:
1508:
1504:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1489:
1487:
1483:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1461:Thames Valley
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1421:Great Western
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1383:
1381:
1377:
1373:
1366:
1361:
1359:
1354:
1352:
1347:
1346:
1343:
1335:
1331:
1329:
1323:
1320:
1314:
1309:
1308:
1288:
1284:
1278:
1262:
1256:
1240:
1234:
1218:
1212:
1196:
1190:
1171:
1165:
1149:
1143:
1127:
1120:
1104:
1097:
1078:
1072:
1056:
1050:
1034:
1027:
1011:
1005:
989:
983:
967:
963:
959:
953:
937:
931:
915:
909:
893:
889:
883:
881:
864:
858:
856:
854:
837:
831:
815:
808:
806:
804:
802:
785:
779:
763:
757:
749:
747:9781785212062
743:
739:
732:
730:
728:
726:
724:
707:
701:
699:
697:
695:
678:
672:
670:
668:
651:
645:
630:
626:
620:
618:
616:
599:
593:
591:
586:
577:
574:
573:
567:
565:
561:
550:
548:
544:
540:
536:
525:
523:
518:
516:
512:
502:
500:
496:
492:
488:
487:critical care
479:
471:
457:
455:
450:
445:
443:
439:
429:
422:
418:
415:
412:
408:
405:
402:
399:
396:
392:
389:
388:
387:
384:
380:
365:
361:
351:
350:charity shops
347:
342:
340:
336:
332:
322:
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
300:
296:
292:
285:
281:
272:
271:
254:
253:
238:
226:
221:
211:
207:
203:
194:
190:
181:
173:
164:
160:
154:
151:
148:
142:
138:
132:
126:
123:
121:
118:
116:
113:
111:
108:
106:
103:
102:
100:
94:
85:
82:
80:
77:
76:
74:
73:
71:
67:
63:
59:
56:
53:
49:
45:
41:
36:
30:
25:
19:
1455:
1406:East Anglian
1327:
1291:. Retrieved
1287:the original
1277:
1265:. Retrieved
1255:
1243:. Retrieved
1233:
1221:. Retrieved
1211:
1199:. Retrieved
1189:
1177:. Retrieved
1164:
1152:. Retrieved
1142:
1130:. Retrieved
1119:
1107:. Retrieved
1096:
1084:. Retrieved
1071:
1059:. Retrieved
1055:"What we do"
1049:
1037:. Retrieved
1035:. Lancs Live
1026:
1014:. Retrieved
1004:
992:. Retrieved
982:
970:. Retrieved
966:the original
961:
952:
940:. Retrieved
930:
918:. Retrieved
908:
896:. Retrieved
892:the original
867:. Retrieved
840:. Retrieved
830:
818:. Retrieved
788:. Retrieved
778:
766:. Retrieved
756:
737:
710:. Retrieved
681:. Retrieved
654:. Retrieved
644:
632:. Retrieved
602:. Retrieved
556:
531:
519:
508:
495:thoracostomy
484:
446:
435:
426:
420:
416:
410:
406:
400:
390:
376:
362:
343:
328:
290:
289:
283:
269:
251:
97:Area served
18:
1416:Great North
1293:1 September
1267:1 September
1245:2 September
1223:2 September
1201:1 September
1154:1 September
972:1 September
898:1 September
869:2 September
790:1 September
768:1 September
677:"Our Fleet"
373:Helicopters
197:Volunteers
46:19 May 1999
1456:North West
1148:"Our crew"
888:"About Us"
650:"Our Team"
634:7 February
598:"About us"
582:References
511:paramedics
499:ultrasound
460:Operations
421:Helimed 75
411:Helimed 72
401:Helimed 08
319:Merseyside
311:Lancashire
125:Merseyside
115:Lancashire
1476:Yorkshire
1471:Wiltshire
1016:30 August
994:30 August
942:30 August
842:30 August
683:30 August
656:30 August
604:30 August
560:Broughton
547:platelets
398:call sign
270:Blackpool
1560:Category
1485:Scotland
1451:Midlands
1386:Cornwall
1179:27 April
962:nwaa.net
570:See also
454:BMW 530D
303:Cheshire
167:Revenue
105:Cheshire
69:Location
1538:UK-wide
1379:England
1132:24 June
1109:24 June
1086:25 June
1061:25 June
1039:25 June
920:25 June
820:24 June
712:24 June
564:Preston
325:History
307:Cumbria
293:is the
209:Website
178:million
110:Cumbria
64:1075641
43:Founded
1446:Magpas
1441:London
744:
522:pilots
438:BMW X5
417:G-NWAE
407:G-NWEM
391:G-NWAA
358:
354:
252:Barton
199:(2023)
186:(2023)
184:Staff
176:
169:(2023)
157:Slogan
1506:Wales
1396:Devon
1173:(PDF)
1080:(PDF)
528:Blood
368:Fleet
174:£14.2
1295:2023
1269:2023
1247:2023
1225:2023
1203:2023
1181:2021
1156:2023
1134:2024
1111:2024
1088:2024
1063:2024
1041:2024
1018:2023
996:2023
974:2023
944:2023
922:2024
900:2023
871:2023
844:2023
822:2024
792:2023
770:2023
742:ISBN
714:2024
685:2023
658:2023
636:2023
606:2023
520:The
505:Crew
432:Cars
317:and
218:.org
51:Type
346:NHS
220:.uk
214:www
204:685
1562::
1332:.
960:.
879:^
852:^
800:^
722:^
693:^
666:^
627:.
614:^
589:^
562:,
341:.
321:.
313:,
309:,
305:,
191:95
33:A
1364:e
1357:t
1350:v
1336:.
1330:"
1326:"
1297:.
1271:.
1249:.
1227:.
1205:.
1183:.
1158:.
1136:.
1113:.
1090:.
1065:.
1043:.
1020:.
998:.
976:.
946:.
924:.
902:.
873:.
846:.
824:.
794:.
772:.
750:.
716:.
687:.
660:.
638:.
608:.
423:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)
