EHAAT

We work in partnership with the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) who, according to clinical need, dispatch the EHAAT team from the Critical Care Desk (CCD) based in the EEAST Emergency Operation Centre at Broomfield Hospital. The CCD is manned by a critical care paramedic and a trained dispatcher to ensure appropriate tasking. Once they have completed the pre-flight checks in the helicopter or checked the route and secured themselves in the RRV, the team leaves within minutes of the emergency call being received at the airbase... As part of our commitment to continuously raise the bar and deliver outstanding patient care, EHAAT introduced blood on board in 2019. On average, our critical care team treats approximately 60 patients in desperate need of a blood transfusion at the scene of an incident every year. By carrying bags of O-negative red blood cells, blood plasma, blood warmer and specialist coolboxes in the helicopters and rapid response vehicles (RRVs) our..

Also known as: Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust, Essex & Herts Air Ambulance. The

Registration numbers: 1108989 (W)

Primary location: Colchester United Kingdom