Every ticket helps us save lives…

On New Years Day 2021, Steve went out for a run, but when a driver lost control of their car, mounted the pavement and hit Steve from behind, his life was left hanging in the balance.

Our advanced trauma team was on the scene in minutes. It was clear to them Steve was incredibly unwell and without immediate treatment, he wouldn’t have made it to hospital. On scene they provided life-saving procedures to stem Steve’s internal bleeding and stabilised him for transportation to hospital. After five days in an induced coma, Steve was gradually woken up. Recovery has been a long road, with many surgeries and an extensive physio programme, but we’re delighted to share that Steve is now back on his feet and running again, and more importantly, at home with his family. Steve’s wife told us:

“The trauma we’ve been through still stays with us – every time one of us is going out to run, we always say, ‘be super careful’ and are reminded of that day. The reality that something like that can happen to anyone at any time is scary.​

"When it did happen to my family, thank goodness London’s Air Ambulance Charity was there.”