During a recent snowy spell which saw the county severely affected and many roads impassable, the Lincs & Notts helicopter - unaffected by road conditions - was dispatched twice to emergencies.
Chief Executive Officer, Karen Jobling, said on days when roads are simply not passable due to extreme weather conditions, the only option in a rural life-threatening emergency is the helicopter.
"We really can be the difference between a seriously ill or injured patient getting to hospital or not," she stressed.
"The skill of our pilots made this possible, despite atrocious weather conditions.
“We also have the unique benefit of being able to deliver the equivalent of an A&E department to the scene, including a doctor, paramedics and blood, giving the most serious of patients that we respond to the very best chance of survival possible.”
But many people are unaware that the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance is not Government funded and is not part of the NHS.
The service can only continue to respond and save lives with the support of local people, organisations and businesses who generously donate to the charity.
Later this year the ambucopter will start to fly 24 hours a day which means it will need to raise £4 million annually to continue to save lives 365 days of the year, in all weather conditions.
To find out more about this very worthy charity, or to make a donation, visit ambucopter.org.uk or call 01522 548469.
NF ADDS: Many people in the Brigg area give generously in support of the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance, whose work we are always keen to publicise in the hope that more donations will be forthcoming. You never know who might need its help in the future.
The images used here are by Rob Inglis Photography.
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