EAAA says it was tasked 266 times in the month - 16% up on month before making it the busiest July in the organisation’s history.
The top three reasons for calling out the air ambulance teams in July were; medical emergency, cardiac arrest and accidental injury.
Matthew Jones, CEO of EAAA, commented: “It’s not surprising that our teams have been particularly busy in July with the number of people staying in the UK this summer, and choosing to holiday in this part of the world, much higher than normal. We’re only a few weeks into August and already it’s feeling like a very busy August, too.
“On 30th June we also started flying throughout the night for the first time, making our operation 24/7 by air and by road. This is certainly adding to the number of missions we can now attend overnight and is part of the reason for the increase we’re seeing here.”
The charity needs to raise £15 million a year to deliver its life-saving service across Cambridgeshire and neighbouring counties in East Anglia.
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