This in from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, in their own words. Ed
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance will feature in Trauma: Level 1, a new observational documentary series set on the frontline of trauma medicine, to be broadcast on ITV on August 27th and September 3rd at 9pm.
With access to the specialist Trauma Centre at University Hospital Southampton, the series is based around the powerful, emotional stories which reveal the fragility of life and the intensity of the fight to preserve it. The series is produced by October Films, a leading British Independent Film and Television production company, based in London.
The programme
Trauma: Level 1 takes a behind the scenes look at the workings of the specialist Trauma Centre at University Hospital Southampton, and shows how the crew of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance interact with the centre on a daily basis.
Through interviews with paramedics, and scenes from life saving missions, we are offered a rare insight into the day to day operations of the Air Ambulance crew. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance paramedics are filmed working at the scene of an incident and subsequently handing over the patient to the trauma team.
Background on Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance began operations on 1st July 2007 and every day the Air Ambulance crew provide an efficient, prompt response to road traffic collisions, serious medical conditions, sporting accidents, collapses, and many other incidents throughout Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
The helicopter can be called out many times per day, and these missions are often life saving. From receiving a call, the helicopter can be airborne within four minutes and can reach anywhere in Hampshire within 15 minutes and the Isle of Wight within 20.
Entirely dependent on donations
The charity receives no government, statutory or national lottery funding for operational purposes, and the charity is entirely dependent on gifts received from members of the public, companies and grant-making bodies to fund their work.
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