Helipad Spring 2021 by Devon Air Ambulance Trust

Helipad Spring 2021

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Did you know you can discover all sorts of interesting information on our website? From statistics to patient stories, and operational and fundraising news, here are some of our favourite online features.

Stop by the OPS PAGE Here you can find out more about our helicopters, community landing sites, mission facts and stats and more. Use our interactive maps to review the incidents in and around Devon for specific periods. Due to patient confidentiality we limit the amount of information we share, but the maps nevertheless offer an insight into our busiest times and the locations we attend, night and day, every day of the year. Here you can also find out more about our community landing sites activity and how to go about getting one set up in your local area. We also feature some of our headline statistics for last year as well as some interesting information about our helicopters. Visit >> www.daat.org/operations

Discover more PATIENT STORIES We feel very privileged when our patients choose to share their stories with us. Not only are we keen to hear how our patients are feeling following our assistance, but their stories help to inspire supporters to help keep us attending through participating in fundraising events, remembering us in their will, shopping with us, or volunteering. Our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We know from their stories that their experience impacts many people in their lives too, from family members and friends, to colleagues and people within their communities, sometimes even strangers who were there when their incident happened. We continue to be grateful for the stories our patients so generously share. Visit >> www.daat.org/patient-stories

Helipad Spring 2021

Articles inside

BackChat Fitz chats to Beer Coastguard Station Officer Terry Hoare about the amazing voluntary work their service undertakes to help those in peril on the sea – and inland

Business on board We say a big ‘thank you’ to the local businesses that have continued to support Devon Air Ambulance this year

One year on Operations Director Nigel Hare refl ects on an unprecedented year full of challenges and opportunities for our clinical and aviation teams

Our Critical Care Cars celebrate an anniversary Before the full impact of a global pandemic became apparent and we went into the fi rst lockdown, Devon Air Ambulance’s two Critical Care Cars went ‘live’ and this timely introduction has meant we never lost a day’s service

Discover our website You can fi nd all sorts of interesting information on our website, from operational statistics and patient stories to fundraising support and events updates

A year like no other The last twelve months have been really challenging for our retail shops and staff . Three of our shop managers tell us candidly about the highs and lows, and why every sale is now more rewarding than ever

Flying high like a kite Having been relentlessly persecuted and almost driven to extinction in the UK, it is a welcome and thrilling sight to see Red Kites soaring above the fields of Devon once more

Chocks away! Former DAA Pilot and current aviation Safety Manager Rob Mackie has a passion for aviation in the First World War and takes a look back at the history of military flight in Torquay

Soup-a! Why having a versatile, adaptable and super-easy recipe for homemade soup is a sure-fire winner if you want to avoid food waste and eat healthily

It’s never too late It was twenty years ago that father and son, Jon and Joe Wyatt, were involved in a road traffic collision and were both airlifted by Devon Air Ambulance to the brand new, three day old, Accident & Emergency department at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital

Two Alexanders, a Lawrence, a Winston and a fascinating history Across the Sound from the famous Plymouth Hoe and Barbican, we explore the fascinating history and people of Mount Batten, Oreston and Turnchapel

What3Words made a real difference When a strong gust of wind picked up Jeanette Bishop, and her bike, and dumped them unceremoniously down in the middle of Dartmoor, the What3Words app came into its own in helping Devon Air Ambulance pinpoint her remote location

Across the county line to offer support Alec Luckin suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed in a local shop in Wadebridge. The Cornwall Air Ambulance was already attending to another patient so Devon Air Ambulance flew to the scene to offer support in our neighbouring county

I had a fight with a chainsaw” Plucky octogenarian Margaret Paramore didn’t think anything of chopping up trees in her garden for firewood, until her chainsaw had a ‘wobble’ and struck her in the face. Devon Air Ambulance paramedics were quickly on scene to help with her profuse blood loss

An assault on the senses RHS Rosemoor horticulturist, Richard Wilson, describes how your garden – whether big or small – can be transformed into a multi-sensory experience, combining sight, sound, touch and, of course, fragrance

Well, fancy that!” Think you know Devon? Find out how the county lays claim to some amazing records, whether it is the oldest, newest, narrowest, longest or just plain quirkiest

Volunteering The last year has been one of challenges and new beginnings for our volunteers and we can’t wait to welcome them back to Devon Air Ambulance

A Cradle of Enlightenment How the foremost thinkers, philosophers, inventers, entrepreneurs and playwrights of Devon contributed to the remarkable Age of Reason

Crash landing When a mountain bike jump went wrong and left teenager Harry Adam with three broken limbs that needed treating by Devon Air Ambulance paramedics, one of his first thoughts was about the excitement of a free helicopter ride