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  1. What we do
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Operations

When every second counts, getting the specialist skills of our Critical Care Doctors and 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.

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Cardiac incidents - how you can help

Cardiac incidents - how you can help

Find out everything you need to know about how you can help in your local community: training, information, fundraising and more. Read more

Published: 4th February, 2022

Updated: 24th June, 2022

Author: Naomi Palmer

Have you been a Good Samaritan?

Have you been a Good Samaritan?

A medical or trauma incident can present a challenging situation for those who provide help to the patient before we get there. If you've been a 'Good Samaritan' at an incident we have attended, you too can receive support. Read more

Published: 8th July, 2021

Author: Naomi Palmer

The kit our crew carries

The kit our crew carries

Find out about the medical kit and equipment our crew carries on a typical mission, the cost of which is met thanks to the continued generosity of our supporters. Read more

Published: 16th June, 2021

Author: Naomi Palmer

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

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: 22nd March, 2021

Author: Naomi Palmer

About the helicopters

About the helicopters

Some interesting stats about our helicopters from last year (2021). Read more

Published: 3rd January, 2018

Updated: 31st January, 2022

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Mission facts

Mission facts

Review our 2021 Missions statistics Read more

Published: 3rd January, 2018

Updated: 14th February, 2022

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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: 22nd June, 2021

Author: Naomi Palmer

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5 Sandpiper Court
Harrington Lane
Exeter
EX4 8NS

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