Holly’s story
"I heard a snap. It was a sickening sound - one that neither of us will ever forget. As soon as they took my boot off, one of the crew said, 'This is going to need an operation'."
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Patient stories
Holly’s story
"I heard a snap. It was a sickening sound - one that neither of us will ever forget. As soon as they took my boot off, one of the crew said, 'This is going to need an operation'."
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Cathy’s story
“I remember thinking, 'I'm not ready to die yet; I've got reasons to be here’. I was absolutely terrified."
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Phill’s story
Fewer than 1-in-10 people in the UK survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Remarkably, Phill Ashby is not only one of those survivors - he suffered three cardiac arrests in two hours.
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Charlie’s story
“My foot was hanging off and had twisted right round. I was looking at the bottom of my left boot where the top of my foot should have been. I realised I was in a lot of trouble.”
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Sunnah and Joe’s story
12-year-old Sunnah and 17-year-old Joe sadly lost their lives following an incident on Bournemouth Beach in 2023. We responded alongside our colleagues at Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.
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Paul and Joyce’s story
“I could see the colour coming back to his face, so I knew we were doing the right thing. I was just willing everyone to get here quickly – I knew he needed defibrillation.”
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Remarkable family skydiving in memory of son and brother Warren, 10
“Warren’s inhaler didn’t seem to be working, and he started to panic. Then while I was on the phone for an ambulance, he turned blue and stopped breathing."
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Matt’s story
Matt suffered life-threatening injuries when he was flung 30 metres from his motorbike after colliding with an oncoming car.
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Richard’s story
“He reached back and touched my leg. I knew then that both my legs were broken. I don't know how or why, but I just knew.”
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Julian’s story
61-year-old Julian had a cardiac arrest at his desk at the University of Southampton. His colleagues sprang into action, performing CPR and administering shocks from an automated external defibrillator.
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