Freelance rider Isla thought nothing more of taking the horse she was training for a leisurely hack. She trusted him and was steadily walking on the buckle end when out of nowhere, he reared and landed on top of her. The Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance reached her in 10 minutes. Here, she tells our host Melvyn Prior, just how much that day changed her life.

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"You genuinely do see people in their hour of greatest need, and to be able to potentially help somebody in that hour of need is a massive privilege."

Dr Isla Wormald is one of Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance critical care team who provides the best pre-hospital emergency medicine to people having their worst day.

Dr Isla Wormald, also provides medical help to expeditions around the World from Nepal to Antartica.
 
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Farm contractor James Bannister was involved in a horrific accident at work resulting in the amputation of his left arm.

James had fallen in a potato harvester and his arm was caught in the machine's rollers. The emergency services battled to free him for two and a half hours and the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance doctor remained by his side the whole time, ready to amputate his arm if necessary.

James talks to Melvyn about that day in August 1998, which changed his life forever.

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Keen biker, Connor was 22 years old when he sadly died after being involved in a road traffic incident near Doddington, Lincoln.   Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance were called but despite the efforts of the critical care crew to save his life, his injuries were too serious.

Mum, Michelle relives that day in May 2022, and how she felt, just a week later, when she visited LNAA HQ to meet the doctor and paramedic who fought to save her son’s life.  

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"Wow, I was working with a helicopter company in Yorkshire and I knew very little about helicopters but i had the opportunity to come to Lincolnshire to set up a brand new charity because they wanted an air ambulance."

In our second episode,  our host Melvyn Prior talks to Thirza Dixon about life in the early years of setting up andair ambulance service.  They compare those days to now with  LNAA's CEO, Karen Jobling, who explains how far the life-saving charity has come in 30 years.

Uncover amazing tales of  those days when the helicopter was grounded when there were no funds to pay for fuel or wages, to present day, where it costs £13 million per year to keep the helicopter in the air and the fleet of critical care cars on the road delivery a life-saving servive 24/7.


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"I work with the most fantastic people who have such advanced kit and  knowledge and skills. As pilots, we aim to be airborne in three and a half minutes -  our primary job is to get that critical care team to that patient."

Our first podcast guest has been at the helm of Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance's iconic yellow helicopter for eight years. 

Host Melvyn Prior, discovers how Llewis realised his childhood dream to become Chief Pilot, flying LNAA's iconic yellow helicopter across the length and breadth of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire to reach critically ill and injured patients.

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