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London’s Air Ambulance is the charity that delivers an advanced trauma team to London’s most seriously injured patients.

Using a helicopter from 08:00 to sunset, and rapid response cars at night or in adverse weather situations, London’s Air Ambulance brings the hospital to the patient when time is critical. We perform innovative and potentially life-saving procedures usually found in the emergency department on-scene. The team, consisting of an advanced trauma doctor, paramedic and consultant on most missions, can perform treatments such as open heart surgery, blood transfusions and general anaesthetic by the roadside.

By providing intervention as quickly as possible after injury, we aim to give patients the best chance of survival, and best quality of life, after trauma.

We serve the 10 million people that live work and travel within the M25, treating an average of five patients every day. The most common incidents we attend include road traffic collisions, stabbings and shootings, falls from height and incidents on the rail network.

Did you know?

We are the only helicopter emergency medical service caring for the 10 million people that live, work and travel in London every day
Our average flight time is 7.5 minutes
The helicopter can fly anywhere in London (inside the M25) within 11 minutes 
The average time between 999 call and treatment on the scene is 15 minutes 
On average 5 seriously injured patients are treated every day

Our medics can carry out open chest surgery, give blood transfusions and put patients into an induced coma at the scene, in London
2,007 patients were treated in 2023 (calendar year) 
Medical firsts:
- The first successful open-heart surgery at the roadside
- The first UK air ambulance to provide blood transfusions at the roadside.