Yorkshire Air Ambulance

Today is #WorldHealthDay! This April marks three years of our Critical Care Team. Since April 2016 we have been flying with a Consultant, 12 hours a day, every day of the year, in addition to two Paramedics from our Nostell airbase. This means we can carry additional drugs as well as being able to perform emergency anaesthesia and life-saving surgical procedures at the scene of an incident 🚁

A huge thank you to Armadillo Storage for their continued support for the YAA and for supplying us with free storage all year round. Without their crucial support, our fundraising teams would have nowhere to keep the merchandise and fundraising tools, which helps raise vital funds for our charity 🚁

#FactFriday The YAA is an independent charity needing to raise £12,000 per day to keep both of Yorkshire’s air ambulances in the air and maintained. This is equivalent to £4.4 million each year.

There are lots of YAA events going on this weekend ,from the Staintondale Point to Point to the YAA chocothon. To find events near you, check out our events page: https://www.yorkshireairambulance.org.uk/

There's still time to sign up for St Leger Festival at Doncaster Racecourse on Friday 13th September. Who will be joining us? 🚁

This week's #YAAPicoftheweek was taken in the North Yorkshire countryside last week 🚁

Witness the breath-taking aerial views that our Yorkshire Air Ambulance crew get to see every day, by taking part in our Charity skydive with Skydive GB - Yorkshire. Tickets for May are now SOLD OUT but there's still chance to sign up for September! 🚁

Are you following the Yorkshire Air Ambulance on Instagram? We're less than 50 followers away from 5K! Here's one of our most recent featured snaps taken by Kurt Fairhurst Photography!

Have you visited our 'Meet our Patients' page recently? There's over 30 patients stories for you to read and learn more about the work we do. https://www.yorkshireairambulance.org.uk/ …/meet-our-patien…/ 🚁

#FridayFact To date, we have carried 7,812 patients to Major Trauma Centres across Yorkshire 🚁

JustGiving will be closing down their text service at the end of March and you will no longer be able to donate via text. If you're looking to donate to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, you can read about alternative methods over on our website: http://ow.ly/W7P450omsSZ 🚁

A huge thank you to D. M. Keith for supplying us with our new fundraising vehicles, enabling us to spread the word about the Yorkshire Air Ambulance across the county. They have been supporting us for over 10 years and we cannot thank them enough for their generosity and support 🚁

We're always amazed and honoured by the level of support we receive from our followers and it's great to see all your creativity. We couldn't help, but share this fantastic model of Helimed99 hand painted by Ben Siddons for his model railway! 💛🚁

This week's photo of the week was taken one of our night missions last week in West Yorkshire by our crew. #YAAPhotooftheweek

This week's fundraising blog posts include: Reeth Young Farmers who raised over £2,700 after selecting the YAA as their Charity of the Year, JLL Leeds who raised £1,000 from raffle and the Vocal Expressions Choir who raised £1.5k through various concerts and events! Thank you for your support 🚁💛

The Yorkshire Air Ambulance provides a life-saving rapid response emergency service 365 days a year to five million people across 4 million acres of Yorkshire, and making sure everything is running smoothly in the cockpit is Chief Pilot Captain Steve Waudby. Read about his story here: https://www.yorkshireairambulance.org.uk/ …/meet-the-chief-…/

Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out our events page to find YAA events near you! https://www.yorkshireairambulance.org.uk/ events/

Is your 2019 diary already full of scribbles? Grab yourself a bargain and help save lives along the way. Our 2019 diaries are now £3 including P&P! 🚁💛

Thank you to everyone who sets up Facebook Fundraisers for us, we're incredibly grateful for all your support. If you do set up a FB Fundraiser, please drop us a message when it has ended to let us know how much you have raised so that we can thank you properly, unfortunately FB doesn't always notify us. You can contact us by sending us a direct message on here or by emailing info@yaa.org.uk 🚁💛

You guy's do such a fantastic job its unbelievable have far you go. I just wish the government class you the same as ambulance, fire,police. You are use more than some of them. Please keep up good work,I am proud of you.

What a wonderful service from wonderful folk. I am one of thousands who have had the full benifit of this service. The YAA are very modest about what they do. They save lives! A fact is that this lot need only £1 on average a year from every adult of Yorkshire to provide this service. How great is that? ONE POUND! My flight surpassed all my holiday trips on aeroplanes. I had loads of leg room. My own bed. One and one service. The flight even ran well ahead of time. The cost of my first class ticket I hear you ask? NOWT! Yes that's right...They save your life and ask for nothing in return. Worth a quid donating to that. So come on you lovely generous folk of Yorkshire. Let's keep showing off our lovely yellow helicopters of the sky. Put a quid in. Then you can point to the sky and claim "THAT'S MINE!" Because we can proudly say those 2 pretty yellow helicopters belong to all the generous folk of Yorkshire!

Thank you so much for today! Hannah’s doing fine, they’re operating on her leg in the morning. We’re all relieved and very very thankful you were there for her xxxxxx

Thank you for the amazing response to my wife Jeanette last week, being on scene so quickly and getting her to hospital in such a short amount of time.



You provide an invaluable service to Yorkshire, keep up the incredible work �

My dad was hit by a 4x4 on 20 Feb and was attended by YAA. I remember hearing the helicopter then seeing it land on the road whilst at the same time not realising they had come for Pops. They and other services worked on dad at the scene for over an hour. I have absolutely no doubt whatsoever that if it wasn't for YAA then we would have lost him that day. He still faces a huge uphill journey - but thanks to you he gets to go on that journey. You sent me a fundraiser pack and collection box and we have used it at 3 events so far.

My dad 1st had the air ambulance attend him after a really bad crash in his Hgv, luckily they saved his life. Unfortunately 12 months later he collapsed and they attended him again but this time they could not save him. They

Really did do all they could. We are holding a charity night to raise funds for this amazing charity in July. If it was not for their fast response the 1st time we would not have had those precious 12 months more with him. I hold this charity very close to my heart. I only hope we can raise a good amount of money for them.

Massive thanks to the air crew ,who went to the cycle accident near kettlewell yesterday

On behalf of the rider his fiance his cycling companion and myself thank you ( although that doesn't seem enough )

Massive respect for these guys who airlifted my youngest lad to the LGI on Tuesday afternoon after he fell around 20ft from a swing in black car woods. He's now in hospital for a week at least, nursing a broken femur & collar bone, only these guys could get to him as he & his friends were deep in the woods with no vehicular access, we'll done to such a fabulous team, many thanks from myself & family & of course Danny ;-)

Just wanted to say a massive thank you to all the crew for all your help and for taking my daughter Honaè from flamborough beach to the lgi last May after she broke her femur, 1 year and 4 operations later she is now back walking !! Your all amazing!! ! X

Impressive work by the skilled members of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance crew who had to land their helicopter in very windy conditions on the side of Little Ingleborough, near Ingleborough Mountain, to rescue a walker who had got into difficulties on 29th May 2018. Just another day for these heroes and another amazing rescue.

I would like to say a very big thank you to all the staff at YAA I really believe I would not be here today but for them Approx 7weeks ago I had a massive heart attack and they came treated me and and got me to hospital and I believe saved my life so once again a really big thank you to you all .Keep up the brill work we need you .

I would like to say a massive thankyou on behalf of me and my family , on multiple occasions you have been to the aid off my younger sister Libby waterton . We can not thank the YAA staff and crew enough for everything you have done for her and everyone who has needed the assistance you are all great people. You are a charity who are very close to our hearts.

I can’t thank you enough for the help you gave me on Friday morning after I was kicked in the face by my horse. Your emergency care at the scene and rapid transportation to the LGI was absolutely invaluable and I am so grateful for all your help and the kindness and skills of your staff. I have very serious injuries and have a long road to recovery ahead but your immediate help was a huge bonus and made a massive difference to my situation.

I cant thank you enough for the speed you flew me, from the stray in Harrogate, to pinderfields in wakefield,.on the 22nd of October 2015,id just been electrocuted and was very badly burnt..you gave me a hell ova rush of adrennalin with that chopper ride.just when I needed it most.THANKYOU.

Couldn't be more happier with how the air ambulance was with my dad after his motorbike​ accident we really can't thank you enough their isn't enough praise for what you guys do and the rest of the emergency services do either my dad is now at home and on the mend and is looking forward to fixing his bike to get back on it.

Can’t thank the Yorkshire air ambulance enough,three times you have come to the aid of my daughter,you all do an amazing job x

Absolutely amazing! Saw them rescue a young boy today who had fallen from the cliffs and they were amazing!can't praise you enough well done guys!xx

Absolutely amazing u helped my grandson u flew him to Leicester to be put on a ecmo machine when he was critically ill he's now a very health happy beautiful little 2 year old would like to thank u all from the bottom of ours hearts for he is a amazing gift that we all love n cherish so much

A massive thank you to the team who attended my daughter yesterday after a horse riding accident. She was so well cared for by both the land and air team; fortunately on arrival at A&E she was found to have no drastic injuries and is now home somewhat battered and bruised. The benefits of your service are priceless, especially in rural areas, and we the public are so lucky to have access to your amazing knowledge and skills. Thank you again from a very grateful mum.