23 Jul 2019
Press and media
East Anglian Air Ambulance regularly shares inspiring news and stories from former patients, families and our incredible community of donors, fundraisers and volunteers. You can see some of our latest news items here to learn more about the charity’s life-saving work.
Press and media enquiries
If you are a member of the press enquiring about a specific incident the East Anglian Air Ambulance Charity has attended, please call 01603 576675 and leave a message or email marcomms@eaaa.org.uk. This number is monitored Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.
Out of hours enquiries for serious incidents:
marcomms@eaaa.org.uk
01603 576675
Latest Press releases
Key messages about EAAA
- East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) is a charity providing advanced critical care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to the most seriously ill and injured people in the region by air and road.
- From road traffic collisions to cardiac arrests to medical emergencies, the charity’s specialist doctors, critical care paramedics and pilots bring the advanced skills, equipment and medicine directly – normally only found in a specialist emergency department – to the patient’s side in the fastest time possible.
- The equipment carried by EAAA’s helicopters and rapid response vehicles enables enhanced care at the incident scene – when the patient needs it most – such as blood transfusions, advanced pain relief, sedation and anaesthesia, and surgical interventions.
- This, combined with quick onward transfer to the most appropriate hospital, gives every patient treated by EAAA the best possible chance of surviving and recovering a life-threatening emergency.
- EAAA is a charity which is independent from the NHS and Ambulance Trusts and receives no regular government funding, relying almost entirely on public support.
- The charity is now being called to (on average) eight critical care emergencies every day from its Norwich and Cambridge bases.
- The average cost of a mission is £4,250.
