A morning rush for community carer, Karen, saw her waking up in hospital a week later. (Accurate at the time of writing)
Patient stories
A post-lockdown cycling near-miss
When young Noah’s bike ride turned into a helicopter ride post-lockdown, his family were keen to pass on an important message. (Accurate at the time of writing)
Patient stories
Farm Rescue Raises Funds
Alex Tapp of Awliscombe, near Honiton, needed the Devon Air Ambulance nearly 20 years ago. He now runs a farm machinery sales business and decided to mark the 20-year anniversary of the incident with a generous donation. Alex tells the story… (Accurate at the time of writing)
Patient stories
“I had a fight with a chainsaw…”
We don’t always need to convey a patient by helicopter for them to receive expert critical care from us. Margaret Paramore describes her accident in the first part of 2020 – just before lockdown.
Patient stories
It all happened so quickly!
Charlie and Julie Geach from Exminster often watch television programmes about hospitals, ambulances and emergency helicopter services, but they didn’t anticipate similar drama in their own lives…
Patient stories
An uplifting Christmas story
A happy Christmas story.
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Julie Hawker pays it forward
DAA Trustee, Julie Hawker was once our patient. Here’s her story about giving back.
Patient stories
Former patient shares her social skills
Following a fall from her horse, Julie Hawker lent her skills to DAA. Here’s her account of how she chose to support us early on.