Our life-saving helicopters
Our helicopters carry all the equipment you would find in a land ambulance plus some of the more advanced equipment you’d expect to find in a hospital.
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Bag for emergencies in dangerous or remote areas, including hard hat, high visibility clothing, over trousers and midge nets
- Teddy bear deployed to our younger patients
- Two oxygen cylinders
- Thrombolysis Pack to help reduce blood clots
- Bothy Bag, which contains a tent for emergencies in exposed areas/weather conditions or to offer privacy for during invasive procedures
- Blood sugar monitor
- Suction Unit to clear a patients’ airways
- Corpuls 3 Defibrillator / Patient Monitor to enable intensive monitoring of arterial pressure, core temperature and blood pressure
- Aerosled stretcher
- Medical Response Bag
- Trauma Bag
- Maternity Pack for the safe delivery of babies at scene
- Nitrous oxide cylinder, often referred to as gas and air
- Core equipment including fluids, airway management tools, chest decompressions tools, IV access, gloves and blankets
- Navigation iPads
- Survival Kit including food rations and winter clothing
Our air ambulance helicopters can take the emergency room to the incident scene, delivering rapid medical care to exactly where it's needed in the fastest possible time.
Perth aircraft G-PSCA (H135 T2s)
Height – 3.51m
Rotor Diameter – 10.2m
Weight – 2153kg
Top Speed – 145 knots / 166 mph
Cruise Speed – 120 knots / 138 mph
Max Take-Off Weight – 2,910kg
Length – 12.16m
Range – 1 hour 40 minutes on average
Aberdeen aircraft G-NSCA (H145 D3)
Height – 3.62m
Rotor Diameter – 10.8m
Weight – 2674kg
Top Speed – 145 knots/ 166mph
Cruise Speed – 120 knots/ 138mph
Max Take-Off Weight – 3,800kg
Length – 13.54m
Range – 2 hours 40 minutes on average
