Emergency services road awareness day

Do you have a story you would like to tell us on how the emergency services of the Southwest helped you then SEND it in.

Subject: Air Ambulance, Story from Jackie P.

"I witnessed a very bad car crash the other day,
an 18 year old lad had crashed into a tree and spun out of control then collided with a car coming inthe other direction. I gave first aid until the paramedics arrived as he hadvery bad head injuries. He had to be cut from the car and the Air Ambulancewas called out to take him to Hospital. They arrived very quickly and gave assistance....as a result of this fast response his life was saved. Even though he is in critical condition he is out of danger and is stable and will
live to tell the tale. I was really impressed and was reminded why support this fantastic cause....their flying hereos in my book....thats why they need as many people as possible to go along to this fund raiseing event....great job guys....with help from people who raise money from the public you can keep up the fantastic work you do.....xxx"

Subject: Ambulance, Story from Anon

The emergency services (ambulance) have helped me and my boyfriend in the past, when we were involved in car accident. My boyfriend was pulling out of a junction in Dobwalls, his veiw was restricted with bollards, as he pulled out into the road a jet lorry went straight into the side of us. He didnt have time to get out of the way.
The emergency services were attending another call when they passed through the village and stopped to help us.
Luckily the accident wasnt bad, We just came out shaken up. id like to say thank you very much to the emergency services :)

Hospital emergency - A life or death operation

It began like any normal day for 15-year-old Luke Craig. He'd gone to a family christening, then on to a party. But returning home he was involved in a horrific car crash. Luke remembers nothing.
Luke was rushed to the nearest casualty department. They discovered that although Luke's seatbelt had saved him from flying through the windscreen of the car, the huge forces in the crash had caused serious internal injuries including a tear in his heart. He was bleeding internally, and needed more and more blood to replace the loss. They would have to operate immediately if Luke was to have any chance of surviving.
Julie, his Mum says, "I was numb with the shock. All I remember the doctor saying was, 'We don't know if we can save this lad. All we can say is the operation is his best chance.' I was desperate for them to help him so I signed the forms, and that was it. I didn't see Luke again until three in the morning."
The hospital managed to contact a specialist heart surgeon in nearby Manchester, but Luke was so ill there was no time to wait for him to arrive. Taking instructions over the telephone, surgeons managed to repair the tear in Luke's heart.
Julie recalls, "When they came to see me, they said they'd done all they could, but it was up to Luke to pull through. I was so terrified, I couldn't even cry." Two days after his operation and in a more stable condition, Luke was transferred to Alder Hey Children's Hospital, where he spent two weeks on a ventilator before he could breathe for himself.
Amazingly, just two weeks after coming off the ventilator, Luke's condition had improved and he was well enough to go home.
"It was great," says Luke, "like the first step back to my normal life." Now, 18 months later, Luke is playing football again and gradually regaining his fitness. Doctors expect him to make a full recovery.
To the blood donors who donated the 24 pints he needed to get through his operation, Luke will be eternally grateful.

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