Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance (LNAA) is taking part in The Big Give Christmas Challenge to raise £48,000 in just 1 week!
The charity needs to raise £24,000 in online donations to secure a match pot that will double the amount raised. All donations will support LNAA’s vital lifesaving work, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
From 29 November to 6 December all donations will have twice the impact.
Bradley’s story is one that a parent never wants to experience. One cold, wet day, we received an emergency call that a child was in a critical condition after falling from his bike during an off-road cycle race.
We were unable to fly the helicopter as the weather was bad. Doctor Mike Hughes, together with Matt Burns, one of our specialist Helicopter Emergency Medical Service paramedics, used our Critical Care Car to travel to the scene. The track was covered in thick mud and Bradley was cold and in a lot of pain, as the brake lever of his bike was stuck in his leg. The injury was serious and could potentially have been life-changing for a child.
We gave Bradley pain relief to make him more comfortable, but decided we needed to leave the brake lever in his leg until he could reach hospital and the surgery team. As the weather began to clear, we were able to call for the helicopter. We flew him to Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham in record time which allowed him to get into surgery faster.
Michelle Hill, Individual Giving Manager at LNAA said: “We respond to, on average, 4 missions a day, bringing the most advanced pre-hospital care to the side of patients just like Bradley.
Whether at the beachside, on the roadside or in the countryside, our critical care team respond to emergencies of the most serious kind, providing medical interventions that can mean the difference between life and death.
And it is the generosity of people who support us that enables us to deliver this life-saving service. We receive no Government funding and rely on the generosity of the people of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
Donations during the Christmas Challenge will be generously matched by our sponsors, Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance Countryside Appeal and The Hospital Saturday Fund. But in order to access the £24,000 we have in the matching pot, we need to raise £24,000 in online donations. We hope everyone will give generously this year to help us reach our target and enable us to help keep our iconic helicopter flying and our critical care cars operational 24/7 as we move into the busy winter months.”
How can you get involved?
Visit https://www.ambucopter.org.uk/BigGive and donate from 12pm (midday) on #GivingTuesday (Tuesday, 29th November). The campaign will close at 12pm on Tuesday, 6th December.
ABOUT LNAA
LNAA is one of the UK’s leading Helicopter Emergency Medical Service charities, bringing the equivalent of a hospital emergency department to patients at the scene of the incident, giving those with the most severe injuries and medical conditions the very best chance of survival.
LNAA crews are on call 24 every day. The highly skilled doctors, paramedics and pilots help people across Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, involved in life-threatening incidents every single day.
We need £8million this to keep the service operational and it responds to, on average 4 missions a day.
The incidents the crew attend most are cardiac arrests and road traffic collisions as well as equestrian and farming accidents and accidents involving walkers and cyclists. It’s the early intervention by a doctor and paramedic crew, along with the speed of the helicopter when dispatched, that makes the difference. The doctors can administer drugs, give blood transfusions and carry out surgical procedures that can’t be done by paramedics alone.
About The Big Give
The Big Give is a registered charity (1136547) whose mission is to promote causes and inspire people to give through theBigGive.org.uk, a crowdfunding platform for charities specialising in match funding.
More info about the Christmas Challenge https://www.thebiggive.org.uk/christmas-challenge/
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