The Essex Air Ambulance, unlike NHS emergency services, is a Charity providing a free life-saving Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) for your County. Accidents & illnesses happen and when they do, patients, whatever their age, circumstances or location need specialist treatment fast. The speed with which our Air Ambulance Doctors & Paramedics can reach a patient, identify and administer processes to slow, halt or even reverse the effects of life threatening injury, is crucial in helping to save the patient and return them to full health. Patients can be airlifted to the most appropriate hospital quickly, maximising the aircrafts unique advantage of speed and versatility when minutes can make all the difference between life and death.
A large proportion of Essex Air Ambulance missions are trauma victims. Trauma is a leading cause of death among children and young adults and a major cause of disability. Our highly skilled teams of Doctors & Paramedics play an integral role in reducing disability and death from Trauma.
It costs in the region of £250,000 every month to cover all charitable costs and aircraft operations. We hope you or your loved ones never need us but thanks to the generosity and goodwill of the people and businesses of the County the service remains operational...we can't fly without you!
Please be Aware!
It has been brought to our attention by supporters that an organisation called Air Ambulance (Trading Co) Ltd are delivering clothes recycling leaflets to homes in our area.
These leaflets are in no way connected to Essex Air Ambulance. We do not collect door to door for clothing or textiles.
If you would like further information please call the Fundraising Office on 0845 2417 690 or if you are at all concerned about any materials you receive through your door, call Trading Standards on 08454 040506.
If you do have unwanted clothing or shoes that you would like to donate to Essex Air Ambulance you can deposit them in one of our new Bag it Up Ltd recycling banks placed in various locations around the county. CLICK HERE to find out more.