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  1. What we do
  2. Our operations

Operations

When every second counts, getting the specialist skills of our Critical Care Paramedics to scene is paramount. Devon's two emergency helicopters enable us to deliver expert critical care to patients wherever they may be.

We also have two Critical Care Cars which operate when poor weather or essential maintenance prevents the aircraft from flying. These two emergency vehicles are adapted to contain all of the same life-saving equipment as you would find on board our air ambulance and enable advanced critical care to arrive quickly by road.

Devon is a huge county with two epic coastlines, hundreds of villages and acres of rural wilderness. But Devon’s geography can make getting the right emergency treatment to patients complicated. Sometimes people in need of urgent medical support cannot be reached by road so easily. At other times it would simply take too long to reach a patient by a land ambulance.

Sometimes our paramedics or doctor might be delivered to scene and then travel with a patient to hospital by land ambulance. Where the best hospital for a patient's needs is not the nearest one, our helicopters can get them to the right care in far less time.

Our Missions

Our Missions

Discover details of incidents Devon Air Ambulance has attended for every quarter. Read more

Published: 14th June, 2019

Updated: 8th September, 2020

Author: Naomi Palmer

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About the Community Landing Sites

About the Community Landing Sites

We're delighted to be working with communities throughout Devon to establish a network of landing sites to support our night flying operations. Read more

Published: 26th March, 2018

Updated: 18th March, 2020

Author: Naomi Palmer

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About the helicopters

About the helicopters

Some interesting stats about our helicopters from last year (2020). Read more

Published: 3rd January, 2018

Updated: 16th February, 2021

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Mission facts

Mission facts

Take a glance at the situations our ambulance teams encountered in 2020. Read more

Published: 3rd January, 2018

Updated: 19th January, 2021

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    By making a donation your generosity and support really does make a huge difference. Please be assured you can donate simply and safely online. Your details will only be used to process your donation. Thank you for your support.

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  • Why volunteer?

    Why volunteer?

    Our volunteers are fantastic people who donate their skills and time to support Devon Air Ambulance. Would you like to be one of them? Find out more.

Ways to help

Ways to help

There are all sorts of ways to help support your local Air Ambulance Charity. Read more

Published: 3rd April, 2019

Updated: 24th September, 2020

Author: Naomi Palmer

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Harrington Lane
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