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 The Lord Lieutenant of Essex, Lord Braybrook launched the Essex Air Ambulance Service on 1 July 1998, from the
grounds of New Hall School in Chelmsford.
- The helicopter used by Essex Air Ambulance Trust is an EC135 Eurocopter. This can transport up to two patients, two
paramedics and one pilot together with a full life-support equipment.
- The Air Ambulance has the ability to access remote parts of Essex quickly, bringing highly qualified paramedics and
sophisticated life-saving equipment to a patient within the first few vital minutes of an emergency.
- It is not affected by the ever-increasing traffic congestion on our busy roads and country lanes and is able to reach
areas inaccessible to a land vehicle, such as in woods, on beaches, docks and golf courses
- It is never more than eight minutes flying time from any one of the major hospitals in Essex flying at a speed of 160
miles per hour.
Operational seven days a week, the Air Ambulance flies on average 3-5 missions a day, and so far, over 6,000 missions
have been flown since the service was commissioned.
- The Essex Air Ambulance Trust is a registered charity and is not funded by either the NHS or Government. The total costs
for this valuable life-saving service has to be found from charitable donations from the general public and local
businesses.
- The Essex Air Ambulance Trust needs in excess of £105,000 each month to keep the helicopter fully
operational. The bottom line is, no money, no Air Ambulance!
- Essex Air Ambulance
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