Derby County has unveiled Derbyshire, Leicester & Rutland Air Ambulance as their designated charity partner for the 2013/14 season.

 

Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance has been circling the skies of the East Midlands since 2008, keeping people safe and helping to save lives every single day of the year.

 

As a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), they attend many different incidents including road traffic collisions, horse riding accidents, sporting injuries and medical emergencies such as cardiac arrests - to name but a few!

 

Their dedicated paramedics, doctors and pilots work together to provide advanced clinical care to patients at the scene of the accident, before flying them to the most suitable hospital.

 

The speed of the helicopter means they can fly patients to the hospital best equipped to treat their injuries, rather than to the nearest hospital which may not have specialist treatment available.

 

Flying out of East Midlands Airport, they attend an average of three rescue missions every single day with the capability to attend even more should the need arise.

 

Each rescue mission costs an average of £1,400 so the Air Ambulance has a team of dedicated fundraisers working hard across the counties to ensure that our helicopter remains in the sky.

 

A target of £23,228, which was Derby’s average home attendance last season, has been set to raise during the partnership will help provide specialist training for a paramedic to deliver pre-hospital critical care.

 

David Reeves, Fundraising Manager for DLRAA, said: It’s incredibly exciting to partner with DCFC this coming season, as the local community is at the heart of both of our organisations”

 

“The support that DCFC and it’s community of fans can offer DLRAA will help us continue to save lives of local people across the county and beyond

 

To find out more information about the Derbyshire, Leicester & Rutland Air Ambulance by visiting: theairambulanceservice.org.uk.

 

Keep checking back to dcfc.co.uk for more details on this exciting partnership in the near future.