Our paramedics are all employed by the Welsh Ambulance
Service NHS Trust, and work on the air ambulance on shifts
lasting between three and four days; when they are not
flying they work at ambulance stations throughout Wales.
Our pilots are leased from Bond Air Services along with an engineer.
The Code names for our Air Ambulances are:
Helimed 57 – Swansea (launched March
2001)
Helimed 59 – Welshpool (launched June 2006)
Helimed 61 – Caernarfon (launched July
2003)
An ITV report on the Air Ambulances is
available to view here
It is a misconception that Helimed simply
responds to mountain climbers and walkers
who get injured in Snowdonia, Brecon Beacons
and other rural beauty spots.
In reality, about 40 per cent of all its missions are to road traffic collisions, and these, unfortunately, occur all over Wales.
In reality, about 40 per cent of all its missions are to road traffic collisions, and these, unfortunately, occur all over Wales.
