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May 7, 2021
Great Western Air Ambulance Charity’s (GWAAC) Critical Care Team formed in 2007. We started as the only Critical Care Team within the region. Now, attending to […]
May 6, 2021
Our crew train every day to ensure that their skills and confidence are the best they can be. They never know what they will be called […]
May 5, 2021
Introducing our newest member of the team Callum! We are excited to introduce our new Trainee Specialist Paramedic in Critical Care, Callum. Callum has recently moved […]
April 21, 2021
We saw a record number of call-outs last week (12 –18 April) with the crew responding to 52 incidents across the week. Our Critical Care Team […]
April 19, 2021
Five years on from when GWAAC’s crew first started carrying blood products, Medical Director Dr Ed Valentine, describes how being able to give emergency blood transfusions […]
March 31, 2021
GWAAC’s Critical Care Team must wear a very specialist uniform to keep them safe whilst responding to people in need. Our patients need help fast. Often […]
March 26, 2021
Our crew treated their first COVID-19 patient in February 2020. Whilst lockdown didn’t begin until the end of March, they were already battling the virus on […]
March 1, 2021
Meet GWAAC’s New Pilot Alan We’re delighted to welcome experienced pilot, Alan, onto our team! All of our pilots are specialist HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) […]
Patient Stories
October 28, 2020
“It’s amazing how quickly circumstances change” – Vicky’s Story, 22nd August 2019 When organisers of the annual Mellow in the Meadow festival in South Gloucestershire decided […]
August 3, 2020
Parents Niky and Ryan’s lives were turned upside down on the morning of 31st October 2019, as any parents’ worst nightmare became a reality. Their four-year-old […]
February 14, 2020
Former patient, Robin Jaques, was involved in a high speed cycling accident in the Forest of Dean on Valentine’s Day 2019. Breaking four of his ribs […]