Lauren Booth

Lauren's 100 miles on my turbo for Wiltshire Air Ambulance

Fundraising for Wiltshire Air Ambulance Charitable Trust
£831
raised of £100 target
by 59 supporters
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Our pilots and paramedics are taking part in a virtual bike ride to raise funds for portable blood and fluid warmers used during emergencies. They aim to cycle a virtual 654 miles from 8 - 14 February, Valentine's Day.

Story

I’m an ambassador for the charity and I want to support the amazing paramedics and pilots who are riding.

Wiltshire Air Ambulance began carrying packed red blood cells on board in 2015 and last year pre-hospital blood transfusions were carried out by our critical care paramedics and volunteer doctors more than once per month on average.The MEQU °M Warmer will ensure the critically ill and injured patients we attend receive the blood products we carry at the required temperature to enter the blood stream.The aircrew aim to virtually cycle from the charity's airbase in Semington, near Trowbridge, to each of the hospitals they usually airlift patients to, including Salisbury District Hospital, Southampton General Hospital, John Radcliffe Hospital, Great Western Hospital, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Bristol Royal Infirmary & Children's Hospital, Southmead Hospital, Weston General Hospital and Royal United Hospital in Bath, before returning to the airbase. They will then do it all over again the other way! That's a total distance of 654 miles!

About the campaign

Our pilots and paramedics are taking part in a virtual bike ride to raise funds for portable blood and fluid warmers used during emergencies. They aim to cycle a virtual 654 miles from 8 - 14 February, Valentine's Day.

About the charity

Wiltshire Air Ambulance is a charity that provides an essential Helicopter Emergency Medical Service across Wiltshire, Bath and surrounding areas. We need to raise £4.5 million a year to continue saving lives and rely on public donations. Charity No 1144097

Donation summary

Total raised
£831.00
Online donations
£811.00
Offline donations
£20.00

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