My dad was in a accident involving a scaffolding collapsing in 2011 resulting in him being paralysed from the neck down and the London Air Ambulance was dispatched to treat him and rush him quickly to St George’s hospital. Always have upmost respect to the air ambulance crews and donate every year as we are all still shocked as it’s a charity and not government funded. Much love ❤️
I watched the Air Ambulance land on the small patch of grass outside Westminster Abbey, one time. It is surrounded by busy roads and several trees, yet the pilot managed to hover directly above and slowly bring it down vertically into the spot. I was genuinely in awe.
I work at a major museum in London, it is a designated landing place for these guys. It is amazing watching the skilled pilots putting it down in such a small space! Keep up the good work HEMS!
Had the honour of photographing the north west air ambulance and team (although didn't manage a flight). Echo your words Geoff - totally in awe for such a profound team and operation, these are special people. Thank you
The change in facial expression on his face going from talking about getting to fly around London to talking about helping people. A true sign of the shit he has dealt with over the years
I worked at Denham Aerodrome in the early 90’s where we regularly did rotors running refuels on G-HEMS (an Aerospatiale Dauphin 2) when they were running short of fuel to make destination. It was effectively a splash and dash so time was of the essence. I was always in awe of the work these people did. Great video Geoff 👍
A few months ago the Yorkshire Air Ambulance landed in a corner of the car park at a local supermarket after a shopper had a heart attack. I believe that thankfully he survived and it was awesome to see the co-ordination, staff and shoppers quickly clearing cars to make enough space and the skill of the pilot to land avoiding light poles and trees close by where he landed. I live not far from where it was based until they recently moved and would see and hear it regularly. The work these guys do around the country, and indeed around the World is incredible and I'm happy to support them with a monthly donation.
Used to be a HEMS nurse in the trauma ITU in 1990 in the old RLH , the helipad was on the roof with a dedicated lift down to A&E, worked there for 5 years, when I worked there the helicopter was sponsored by the daily express newspaper,
A few years ago, by brother in law suffered an Aortic dissection in Surrey on a normal December morning. Initially brought to Runnymeade by road, he was in Surgery in Guys less than 5 hours after first presenting, thanks to the London Air Ambulance. He made a full recovery.
@danielleeming1027 no, I haven't I'll be honest. Just seems odd that they have to rely on funding from civilians rather than the government. But if there's benefits, then fair enough.
@@cromulentpotato We actually have subscription services for air medical here in the US if you're concerned about to $36-40k you might end up with otherwise.
I never tire of the view of London from a plane (especially at night), so to get it from much lower down as part of your job is a very well-deserved perk.
We got ballsed out by our physics teacher for being late. Told him air ambulance was on the school field. He told us to wait while had a look (southwest London)
Lovely video, Geoff. The emergency medical services of the world are truly one of our greatest accomplishments. People helping people - that's what we need to be doing.
These men and women do an amazing job I support the Kent Surrey and Sussex air ambulance as its My local service obviously it's a service you hope you never have to use but it's there when needed
This is amazing! I can't imagine what it's like standing on that rooftop helicopter platform. So cool, Geoff. Thanks for sharing this critical service with us.
Well done Geoff for helping to publicise this important service. As far as I know all air ambulance services in the UK are charitable organisations so it's good to support local services as you never know when you or friend/relative might need them. I recommend watching the BBC Ambulance series for examples of the good work these fantastic people do.
Great video, and those views were just stunning. I spent some time recently visiting the EHAAT base at Earls Colne looking at their latest AW169 and remain in awe of how these are all funded purely on a charity basis but give such incredible life saving service to the local community. Noted that when the cloud base is too low they also have a fleet of Volvo XC90's to get out fast with the 'mobile hospital' as well. Thanks for highlighting this great cause!
really great insight to London's air ambulance! I can't believe its charity funded especially when we see how much money the GOV are sending to other countries every year (not saying im against foreign aid) but £15m is not a lot. i will for sure be donating more often!
The older helicopter landed near my house a few years ago (dealing with an incident at the time station) and was fortunate to be able to speak to the pilot as he was waiting. An amazing machine and top guy!
Never pass a charity tin for any air ambulance without dropping something in, seen them in action and I ride a motorbike daily so might need them. Amazing people 😊
I am one of the many supporters who donate to this & other air ambulance charities. I can but agree with everything mentioned in the video. Well done Geoff.👍🙌
There's two actually - Glasgow airport and Inverness airport.Then you have the two charity funded ones based at Perth airport and Aberdeen airport.There's also two fixed wing aircraft for specialist medical transfers to and from the rural islands for those needing specific treatment and care at a specialist hospital in central Scotland based at Glasgow airport and Aberdeen airport and are the only ones in the UK.
Quite insane really. £15 million sounds a lot, but it's really nothing on the scale of the government budget. If every air ambulance charity in the country cost the same amount (I suspect most cost less than London's), that would be £300 million annually. The NHS budget is around 180 billion, even with it being dangerously underfunded.
@@idot3331 I posted above not reading this thread first.. (note: the charity workers at air ambulance wales.hq are very well paid.. top skill in marketing required.. and campaigns for fund raising!)
5:10 wait they crawl under tube trains now that's heroic these air ambulances are amazing. Thank you for making a video about this miracle Geoff. Take care 👍😊
the essex and herts air ambulance landed in my school quite a few years ago it landed on the back playground and we were all amazed i think i was 9 at the time
Currently in education as I'm increadible interested in the air ambulance. At the moment I'm currently in Sixth Form doing biology, chemistry, and psychology, I am hoping to then go to university and do medicine. My future goals are to become a doctor and work beside London Air Ambulance. They are a great charity and not recognized enough! I have always been interested in air ambulances, flying around, saving people's lives,and helping when people need you most, who wouldn't want to do this? Thank you so much for doing this and bringing awareness to this brilliant life-saving charity!
My advice, assuming your foundation years don't put you off Emergency med/anaesthetics, is to actually aim for a rotation with a HEMS covering rural areas like Wales. You'll see everything there from agricultural accidents to motorbike RTCs
What a great video. And you are indeed one lucky guy to be on that helicopter, not needing medical help, and enjoy the spectacular views! Merry Christmas Geoff!
None of us will ever be more worthy than those who have the inane ability to pitch up at all hours in all conditions and save a life. Have always been totally in awe of our medical services in the UK, but especially paramedics both land and air based. A literal surgeon at the scene. The, and ALL of their colleagues must be protected at all costs, and this free to use service must never be compromised by big pharma and politicians interested in only feathering their own nests!!
Geoff, you have produced an outstanding video - again - but not as outstanding as the work the HEMS performs everyday. I support the Thames valley Air Ambulance, and the work they do flying out of RAF Benson.
In the 1990's I worked on Shaftesbury Ave, and watched HEMS drop neatly into St. Giles Circus (Junction of Shaftesbury Ave and Charing Cross Rd) with very little room to spare. I seem to remember it was an incident somewhere in Covent Garden.
They, and all of the other helemeds in the country do amazing things. I've had the misfortune to see them work - misfortune in the sense that its not the kind of thing you want to see. How these people deal with such traumatic situations on a daily basis and continue to deliver top level medical care is beyond me. So much respect, and that goes for all the other 999 services.
In the US - it still is swoop and scoop the injured back to a hospital by copter. Usually a flight nurse/paramedic to stabilize the patient and crew of 2 in the cockpit.
The London Air Ambulance Service are the best when there is an accident or emergency happening across London and neighbouring counties outside of London. Especially when it’s almost Christmas.
An excellent video on exceptional services provided by those who care. In Australia we have something similar at least in our larger cities and more dense rural areas. A must for all civilised countries 😅😊
I rode on the original HEMS helicopter, but not as a patient. It had the registration G-HEMS and was then based a bit further west in Gerards Cross. I knew the former director of the Royal London Trauma Centre, Dr Alistair Wilson, and he said I could ride in it back to Gerards Cross on the understanding that if it was called to an emergency while still inside the M25 area, I would be dropped off and have to make my own way home. Alistair lived nearby so would often commute on it. Thankfully, there was no emergency, but I do remember flying over Paddington Station and the old Wembley Stadium. Alistair gave an interview once in which he talked about an unlikely supporter of the idea of HEMS - Margaret Thatcher. He mentioned the idea to her at some function they were both at when she was PM. I don’t know whether public money was made available to set it up, but if I recall, Alistair said the government cut through a lot of red tape to enable the planning permission to be granted for the original helipad on top of the hospital. Alistair ended up being a patient on the helicopter when his wife drove him to catch the helicopter at Gerards Cross to work and suspected he was having a heart attack. After the helicopter took off, she called the hospital to tell them to be ready for him. It probably saved his life. He later recovered and was on the frontline during the 7/7 bombings, as the trauma centre received a lot of injured people from that incident. Thanks for this video. I did not know HEMS is entirely charity funded. It is an incredible service and the people that work on it are just brilliant.
My granddaughter and I saw G-LAAA on the ground in Harold Hill a few weeks ago. She is fascinated by ambulances and was thrilled when the pilot called us over to show us machine close up!
Not often I can comment on seeing my house in a youtube video, but here I am doing so. Air Ambulance is one charity I don't hesitate in giving some cash to, thanks Geoff on raising awareness on such an important charity.
It's worth noting that while the London Air Ambulance Charity operates them, the helicopters themselves were paid for in their entirety by the United Grand Lodge of England's London Freemasons, as denoted above the doors - we also paid for the previous two that these new models replaced.
@@blorpblorpblorp well as Geoff didn't mention it in the video I thought that people would like to know who purchased the air ambulances for the charity. Btw I'd stay underneath that bridge if I were you 🙄
This is wrong. The two new helicopters costed £15M and London Freemasons pledged £3M (which we have now met). It is an incredible effort, but it should not just be on London Freemasons.
Its interesting to note that the London Air Ambulance's can`t fly at night. Here in Yorkshire I gather both helimed 98 and 99 do have night time capabilities which I am sure is a great contribution to saving life`s.
Thanks to the London Air Ambulance for all the hard work they continue to do. On a side note, today Friday 20th December 2024, Colindale Northern line station reopened. Can you maybe do a video to show us what has changed?
Hello Geoff Great video. Heros all of them. In 2018 the helicopter was parked in Regent's park showing kids the helicopter. Thanks Chris and Sandra of Canada.
Huge respect for the air ambulance around me in wales, i remember the founder of the wales air ambulance invented a new kind of ventilator during covid
I am amazed that the helicopter is able to hold all that equipment and staff and still do the vital work when the patient is on board. These are topnotch pros
WOW, what an awesome video, I'm in awe and would've love to have done that on my channel, keep up the good work Geoff and the EMAS. Dean, Travelling Veteran.
This style of content is incredible, I really hope to see more 'behind-the-scenes' content in the future, it really does give so much insight to critical services that we rely on, and I have so much respect for those who give up their time for it!
I recently had a chance to see the work that these amazing helicopters do 1st hand. I work in an extremely busy Asda in Lincs & we had a customer collapse with a cardiac arrest in the fast lane area. The pilot managed to land the helicopter on a tiny patch of ground behind the store that used to be an old pub that’s been demolished. Not only that, but the crew took over from us colleagues who were performing CPR alongside 1st responders from LIVES, a local charity. To see them perform procedures such as putting the patient on a ventalor & get their heart beating again was very humbling. I raised £350 in 2023 for them so in 2025 I’m going to raise even more to keep them flying & save even more lives.
I found this fascinating Geoff, great video. If over the months you would consider doing more videos on perhaps these lesser known emergency services in London it would be great to see something like the Tower Lifeboat Station or London Search & Rescue (two more great charity organisations) or perhaps the City of London Police as many people don't know it exists or think it is just a part of the Metropolitan Police. If not, keep your usual train and london facts stuff coming, it's all good!
Excellent video Geoff and well done you for highlighting their work. I had the privilege to do a couple of shifts on the dauphin back in the 90s and can honestly say there is nothing that beats flying around London and getting paid for it.
How amazing is that? I’m moving back to London in a couple of months time you’ve been on some amazing adventures getting to ride in another helicopter, especially the air ambulance so cool and they do an amazing job. Huge respect to them. Airbus 135 is common
Amazing video Geoff, you captured in one word what these fantastic people do, Awe. Thank you to everyone in the NHS and all air ambulance across the UK ❤
Geoff, a great insight into the London Air Ambulance service. Amazing to think this vital service is a charitable concern and not directly funded by the British Government.
Really interesting. Here in Australia we have the Royal Flying Doctor Service which was developed to treat patients in very remote areas. It's quite a contrast to helicopter doctors treating patients in highly populated areas where ambulances might be too slow. Kudos to all the dedicated medical staff.
Great video as always and highlighting some truly incredible people. If you have some spare money also consider HELP Appeal, raising money for the helipads
Thank you for visiting, Geoff! And for helping us to raise awareness of our charity! 🚁
So much respect to you all for the amazing job you do every day.
@@londonsairambulance1 brilliant charity guys , and thank you for saving lives across the local area :)
Thank you for your service and for making a difference to many lives each and every day.
You guys are a bit awesome!
You guys, are mostly awesome! The charity is my most favourite in the entire UK! Absolute respect from me!
Geoff has gone all Tom Scott on us!
Tom made a :goodbye: video 11 month's ago with 6.9M subscribers.Geoff maybe the new Tom.
"In case we have to crawl under tube trains" - says it all really, doesn't it? What amazing people.
My dad was in a accident involving a scaffolding collapsing in 2011 resulting in him being paralysed from the neck down and the London Air Ambulance was dispatched to treat him and rush him quickly to St George’s hospital. Always have upmost respect to the air ambulance crews and donate every year as we are all still shocked as it’s a charity and not government funded. Much love ❤️
Love this line at the end "One of the greatest things you can do as a human, is help another human" ❤
I watched the Air Ambulance land on the small patch of grass outside Westminster Abbey, one time. It is surrounded by busy roads and several trees, yet the pilot managed to hover directly above and slowly bring it down vertically into the spot. I was genuinely in awe.
HEMS pilots are among the best helicopter pilots in the world
I work at a major museum in London, it is a designated landing place for these guys. It is amazing watching the skilled pilots putting it down in such a small space! Keep up the good work HEMS!
Its a testament to the flight control system and not the pilot nowadays imho
@@pedromorgan99at the end of the day, it's the pilot on the controls.
@@pedromorgan99it’s the pilots. They all play a key role in landing in such tight spaces. Including the paramedics who watch the tail
Had the honour of photographing the north west air ambulance and team (although didn't manage a flight). Echo your words Geoff - totally in awe for such a profound team and operation, these are special people. Thank you
The change in facial expression on his face going from talking about getting to fly around London to talking about helping people. A true sign of the shit he has dealt with over the years
I worked at Denham Aerodrome in the early 90’s where we regularly did rotors running refuels on G-HEMS (an Aerospatiale Dauphin 2) when they were running short of fuel to make destination. It was effectively a splash and dash so time was of the essence. I was always in awe of the work these people did. Great video Geoff 👍
A few months ago the Yorkshire Air Ambulance landed in a corner of the car park at a local supermarket after a shopper had a heart attack. I believe that thankfully he survived and it was awesome to see the co-ordination, staff and shoppers quickly clearing cars to make enough space and the skill of the pilot to land avoiding light poles and trees close by where he landed. I live not far from where it was based until they recently moved and would see and hear it regularly. The work these guys do around the country, and indeed around the World is incredible and I'm happy to support them with a monthly donation.
Used to be a HEMS nurse in the trauma ITU in 1990 in the old RLH , the helipad was on the roof with a dedicated lift down to A&E,
worked there for 5 years, when I worked there the helicopter was sponsored by the daily express newspaper,
Hoorah for you, boo for the Express
That's amazing. ❤
Glad there's something the Express can be proud of.
At least something was daily express good for
A few years ago, by brother in law suffered an Aortic dissection in Surrey on a normal December morning. Initially brought to Runnymeade by road, he was in Surgery in Guys less than 5 hours after first presenting, thanks to the London Air Ambulance. He made a full recovery.
It never ceases to amaze me that with all the things our government waste our taxes on, yet these guys and the Lifeboats are still a charity. Madness.
Have you ever looked at the benefits though of them being charity funded? (So independent of the government)
@danielleeming1027 no, I haven't I'll be honest. Just seems odd that they have to rely on funding from civilians rather than the government. But if there's benefits, then fair enough.
if they were NHS, they'd be privatised in 10 years and you could pay £30k/ride like a USian
@@cromulentpotato We actually have subscription services for air medical here in the US if you're concerned about to $36-40k you might end up with otherwise.
I never tire of the view of London from a plane (especially at night), so to get it from much lower down as part of your job is a very well-deserved perk.
Teachers in our Secondary School around the corner could never compete with the helicopter coming and going for our attention back in the 90s.
We got ballsed out by our physics teacher for being late. Told him air ambulance was on the school field. He told us to wait while had a look (southwest London)
Lovely video, Geoff. The emergency medical services of the world are truly one of our greatest accomplishments. People helping people - that's what we need to be doing.
These men and women do an amazing job I support the Kent Surrey and Sussex air ambulance as its My local service obviously it's a service you hope you never have to use but it's there when needed
This is amazing! I can't imagine what it's like standing on that rooftop helicopter platform. So cool, Geoff. Thanks for sharing this critical service with us.
Having visited it I can confirm its very high and windy.... My crewmate abseiled down the building a few years ago to raise money for the charity!
Well done Geoff for helping to publicise this important service. As far as I know all air ambulance services in the UK are charitable organisations so it's good to support local services as you never know when you or friend/relative might need them. I recommend watching the BBC Ambulance series for examples of the good work these fantastic people do.
They sometimes land on a very, very small patch of flat green grass on a little slope near my house and it is each time amazing to see.
Well done Geoff for highlighting the brilliant work that the London Air Ambulance are doing
Great video, and those views were just stunning. I spent some time recently visiting the EHAAT base at Earls Colne looking at their latest AW169 and remain in awe of how these are all funded purely on a charity basis but give such incredible life saving service to the local community. Noted that when the cloud base is too low they also have a fleet of Volvo XC90's to get out fast with the 'mobile hospital' as well. Thanks for highlighting this great cause!
really great insight to London's air ambulance! I can't believe its charity funded especially when we see how much money the GOV are sending to other countries every year (not saying im against foreign aid) but £15m is not a lot. i will for sure be donating more often!
I love this branching into different types of transportation. Such fun!
The older helicopter landed near my house a few years ago (dealing with an incident at the time station) and was fortunate to be able to speak to the pilot as he was waiting. An amazing machine and top guy!
I used to live with a view of the helipad, it was always so cool to see the helicopter take off & land. They do some really incredible work!
Incredible Geoff! Thank you for highlighting the importance of the air ambulance.
Good job from a former army combat medic and nurse
This is awesome Geoff! I'd love to give you a tour of the London Ambulance Service ambulance!
Never pass a charity tin for any air ambulance without dropping something in, seen them in action and I ride a motorbike daily so might need them. Amazing people 😊
They'll be just as grateful for your corneas when they get em but yes, one of very few genuine charities
I am one of the many supporters who donate to this & other air ambulance charities.
I can but agree with everything mentioned in the video.
Well done Geoff.👍🙌
My life was saved by TVAA in 2013. These crews do amazing work.
Interesting fact : only one air ambulance in the uk is funded by the government (a Scottish one) all others are charities!
Scotland does have a charity air service that works together with the NHS and SAS, great coverage in Scotland 🏴
Fake. All of them are govt you idiot
There's two actually - Glasgow airport and Inverness airport.Then you have the two charity funded ones based at Perth airport and Aberdeen airport.There's also two fixed wing aircraft for specialist medical transfers to and from the rural islands for those needing specific treatment and care at a specialist hospital in central Scotland based at Glasgow airport and Aberdeen airport and are the only ones in the UK.
Quite insane really. £15 million sounds a lot, but it's really nothing on the scale of the government budget. If every air ambulance charity in the country cost the same amount (I suspect most cost less than London's), that would be £300 million annually. The NHS budget is around 180 billion, even with it being dangerously underfunded.
@@idot3331 I posted above not reading this thread first.. (note: the charity workers at air ambulance wales.hq are very well paid.. top skill in marketing required.. and campaigns for fund raising!)
Well done Geoff … superb film 😊
5:10 wait they crawl under tube trains now that's heroic these air ambulances are amazing. Thank you for making a video about this miracle Geoff. Take care 👍😊
We were able to support our local air ambulance by making a donation when they were offering a "free will" service. All the crews are amazing people!
the essex and herts air ambulance landed in my school quite a few years ago it landed on the back playground and we were all amazed i think i was 9 at the time
Currently in education as I'm increadible interested in the air ambulance. At the moment I'm currently in Sixth Form doing biology, chemistry, and psychology, I am hoping to then go to university and do medicine. My future goals are to become a doctor and work beside London Air Ambulance. They are a great charity and not recognized enough! I have always been interested in air ambulances, flying around, saving people's lives,and helping when people need you most, who wouldn't want to do this? Thank you so much for doing this and bringing awareness to this brilliant life-saving charity!
Good luck in your future education and career. Please report back in a few years on this thread!
My advice, assuming your foundation years don't put you off Emergency med/anaesthetics, is to actually aim for a rotation with a HEMS covering rural areas like Wales. You'll see everything there from agricultural accidents to motorbike RTCs
Thank you for highlighting this critical service. As a RN here in the States, I am envious of all the amazing equipment they have. ❤
Awesome Service and Thank You.
awesome Geoff unbelievable service provided for by a charity what an amazing service
What a great video. And you are indeed one lucky guy to be on that helicopter, not needing medical help, and enjoy the spectacular views! Merry Christmas Geoff!
None of us will ever be more worthy than those who have the inane ability to pitch up at all hours in all conditions and save a life.
Have always been totally in awe of our medical services in the UK, but especially paramedics both land and air based. A literal surgeon at the scene.
The, and ALL of their colleagues must be protected at all costs, and this free to use service must never be compromised by big pharma and politicians interested in only feathering their own nests!!
That's why they remain charities, so they aren't subject to the whims of management or politicians.
I liked the shot of Battersea Power Station, reminded me of Pink Floyd!
Geoff, you have produced an outstanding video - again - but not as outstanding as the work the HEMS performs everyday.
I support the Thames valley Air Ambulance, and the work they do flying out of RAF Benson.
Same they are stars and we should always thank them
This was such a great watch, thank you
Fabulous - what a brilliant service...! I love that one guy with a trolley can move the aircraft around...
Thank you for highlighting the fantastic work they do, Geoff! 👍🏻
In the 1990's I worked on Shaftesbury Ave, and watched HEMS drop neatly into St. Giles Circus (Junction of Shaftesbury Ave and Charing Cross Rd) with very little room to spare. I seem to remember it was an incident somewhere in Covent Garden.
They, and all of the other helemeds in the country do amazing things. I've had the misfortune to see them work - misfortune in the sense that its not the kind of thing you want to see. How these people deal with such traumatic situations on a daily basis and continue to deliver top level medical care is beyond me. So much respect, and that goes for all the other 999 services.
In the US - it still is swoop and scoop the injured back to a hospital by copter. Usually a flight nurse/paramedic to stabilize the patient and crew of 2 in the cockpit.
The London Air Ambulance Service are the best when there is an accident or emergency happening across London and neighbouring counties outside of London. Especially when it’s almost Christmas.
Is this the end of trains on geoff’s channel but they are truly amazing people who save lives
An excellent video on exceptional services provided by those who care. In Australia we have something similar at least in our larger cities and more dense rural areas. A must for all civilised countries 😅😊
Great you are helping Geoff. They've landed in our local park in Borehamwood at least twice in the last few years.
I rode on the original HEMS helicopter, but not as a patient. It had the registration G-HEMS and was then based a bit further west in Gerards Cross. I knew the former director of the Royal London Trauma Centre, Dr Alistair Wilson, and he said I could ride in it back to Gerards Cross on the understanding that if it was called to an emergency while still inside the M25 area, I would be dropped off and have to make my own way home. Alistair lived nearby so would often commute on it. Thankfully, there was no emergency, but I do remember flying over Paddington Station and the old Wembley Stadium.
Alistair gave an interview once in which he talked about an unlikely supporter of the idea of HEMS - Margaret Thatcher. He mentioned the idea to her at some function they were both at when she was PM. I don’t know whether public money was made available to set it up, but if I recall, Alistair said the government cut through a lot of red tape to enable the planning permission to be granted for the original helipad on top of the hospital.
Alistair ended up being a patient on the helicopter when his wife drove him to catch the helicopter at Gerards Cross to work and suspected he was having a heart attack. After the helicopter took off, she called the hospital to tell them to be ready for him. It probably saved his life. He later recovered and was on the frontline during the 7/7 bombings, as the trauma centre received a lot of injured people from that incident.
Thanks for this video. I did not know HEMS is entirely charity funded. It is an incredible service and the people that work on it are just brilliant.
fab video Geoff They are indeed incredible folk..true Heroes
My granddaughter and I saw G-LAAA on the ground in Harold Hill a few weeks ago. She is fascinated by ambulances and was thrilled when the pilot called us over to show us machine close up!
Not often I can comment on seeing my house in a youtube video, but here I am doing so. Air Ambulance is one charity I don't hesitate in giving some cash to, thanks Geoff on raising awareness on such an important charity.
Hi Geoff Paul from Orpington they are wonderful 🎉 they are true heroes and do a brilliant job for the NHS
It's worth noting that while the London Air Ambulance Charity operates them, the helicopters themselves were paid for in their entirety by the United Grand Lodge of England's London Freemasons, as denoted above the doors - we also paid for the previous two that these new models replaced.
Love the freemasons as per Nicholas cage
Is it worth noting?
@@blorpblorpblorp well as Geoff didn't mention it in the video I thought that people would like to know who purchased the air ambulances for the charity. Btw I'd stay underneath that bridge if I were you 🙄
This is wrong. The two new helicopters costed £15M and London Freemasons pledged £3M (which we have now met). It is an incredible effort, but it should not just be on London Freemasons.
Its interesting to note that the London Air Ambulance's can`t fly at night. Here in Yorkshire I gather both helimed 98 and 99 do have night time capabilities which I am sure is a great contribution to saving life`s.
Thanks to the London Air Ambulance for all the hard work they continue to do.
On a side note, today Friday 20th December 2024, Colindale Northern line station reopened. Can you maybe do a video to show us what has changed?
Living the dream! Excellent service, great video.
Heroes and Heroines! Absolute Heroes and Heroines!
Hello Geoff
Great video. Heros all of them. In 2018 the helicopter was parked in Regent's park showing kids the helicopter. Thanks Chris and Sandra of Canada.
Worked with HEMS a few time. In absolute awe of them & the work they do.
Well done in highlighting their service....
Huge respect for the air ambulance around me in wales, i remember the founder of the wales air ambulance invented a new kind of ventilator during covid
I am amazed that the helicopter is able to hold all that equipment and staff and still do the vital work when the patient is on board. These are topnotch pros
Same here, I don't envy the people who have to design the back layout one bit
WOW, what an awesome video, I'm in awe and would've love to have done that on my channel, keep up the good work Geoff and the EMAS.
Dean,
Travelling Veteran.
This style of content is incredible, I really hope to see more 'behind-the-scenes' content in the future, it really does give so much insight to critical services that we rely on, and I have so much respect for those who give up their time for it!
I recently had a chance to see the work that these amazing helicopters do 1st hand. I work in an extremely busy Asda in Lincs & we had a customer collapse with a cardiac arrest in the fast lane area. The pilot managed to land the helicopter on a tiny patch of ground behind the store that used to be an old pub that’s been demolished. Not only that, but the crew took over from us colleagues who were performing CPR alongside 1st responders from LIVES, a local charity. To see them perform procedures such as putting the patient on a ventalor & get their heart beating again was very humbling. I raised £350 in 2023 for them so in 2025 I’m going to raise even more to keep them flying & save even more lives.
I found this fascinating Geoff, great video. If over the months you would consider doing more videos on perhaps these lesser known emergency services in London it would be great to see something like the Tower Lifeboat Station or London Search & Rescue (two more great charity organisations) or perhaps the City of London Police as many people don't know it exists or think it is just a part of the Metropolitan Police. If not, keep your usual train and london facts stuff coming, it's all good!
Excellent video Geoff and well done you for highlighting their work. I had the privilege to do a couple of shifts on the dauphin back in the 90s and can honestly say there is nothing that beats flying around London and getting paid for it.
Great video Geoff, what an experience! I’ve been supporting my local Cornwall Air Ambulance for many years, such a fantastic and important service.
This is a great service blessings ☦️ . Blessings for the holiday season .
That was fascinating. What an amazing service. And the views, well, you can’t help but admire London from the air, can you.
Awesome video Geoff! The London Air Ambulance certainly do a great job 😀
Thanks
How amazing is that? I’m moving back to London in a couple of months time you’ve been on some amazing adventures getting to ride in another helicopter, especially the air ambulance so cool and they do an amazing job. Huge respect to them. Airbus 135 is common
Amazing video Geoff, you captured in one word what these fantastic people do, Awe. Thank you to everyone in the NHS and all air ambulance across the UK ❤
Awesome report! Here in Hungary EMS helicopters are the same: EC-135s (new name: H-135). We must appreciate their job! 🤗
Geoff's branching out his operations... those drone views were spectacular.
Geoff, a great insight into the London Air Ambulance service. Amazing to think this vital service is a charitable concern and not directly funded by the British Government.
Great video Geoff
Well done Geoff. Amazing service. 👍😊🇮🇪
Truly humbling. That goes for the medical front line as a whole. They really are our heroes.
Fantastic and interesting video as usual!
Always a pleasure Geoff, excellent video.
Literally legends!
they are just brilliant.
The views are breathtaking!
Incredible video
Really interesting. Here in Australia we have the Royal Flying Doctor Service which was developed to treat patients in very remote areas. It's quite a contrast to helicopter doctors treating patients in highly populated areas where ambulances might be too slow. Kudos to all the dedicated medical staff.
Great video as always and highlighting some truly incredible people. If you have some spare money also consider HELP Appeal, raising money for the helipads
Thank you for your service 🫡🇬🇧
A very interesting video thanks for uploading and thanks for the hems team for all that they do .