Posts by Lydia Crump
Cambridge businessman’s drive to support local air ambulance charity
Rowhi Nemer, the Managing Director of popular Cambridge taxi firm CamCab, has always been whole-heartedly committed to supporting local causes. 8 years ago, Rowhi and his family visited the Magpas Air Ambulance operations base. They met the advanced medical team and learnt more about the Cambridgeshire based charity that brings vital, lifesaving care to people…
Read MoreRosemary’s Story
Why did you decide to volunteer for Magpas Air Ambulance? After retiring I wanted something positive to fill the time. I’d followed Magpas Air Ambulance on Twitter for a while and when I heard they needed volunteers; I seized the chance and signed up to help! What do you do to help Magpas Air Ambulance?…
Read MoreAndy’s Journey to Magpas Air Ambulance
Magpas Air Ambulance Clinical Operations Manager and Critical Care Paramedic Andy Smith has always had a passion for helping those in desperate need. Andy explains, “I was in the Royal Air Force for 34 years as a paramedic on the Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT).  I always wanted to be on the front line, treating…
Read MoreTaking the pain away – Waitrose donate £6000 to lifesaving cause
With his youngest son working as a wholetime Firefighter for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue, Simon Gartside Manager at Waitrose and Partners St Ives, knows only too well the critical lifesaving difference that Magpas Air Ambulance can make at the scene of life-threatening emergencies in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and the East of England. Hence, some years…
Read MoreFlying high – oh to be an air ambulance pilot!
Photo caption (from left to right): Magpas Air Ambulance Chief Pilot Captain Richard Eastwood and Helicopter Crewmember Rob Davies – photo courtesy of Digital Photography by Rob Holding What’s it like to fly a helicopter and how does anyone get into the job of being an air ambulance pilot anyway? Magpas Air Ambulance Chief Pilot…
Read MoreMiracle baby – thanks to advanced skills & knowledge from Magpas Air Ambulance
In the early hours of Sunday 29th January, expectant mum Shona Fordham from Friday Bridge, went into labour and suffered serious complications. Shona says, “At first everything seemed fine, my waters broke and I started having contractions – then suddenly I just knew something was very wrong. I called out to my partner Jamie to…
Read MoreAfter breathing in her own vomit, Zoe almost died at the age of 19
Cambridgeshire based Zoe had been feeling ill for a couple of days so booked an appointment with her GP, but she soon felt too weak to face going to the doctors, so her parents went on her behalf. When they got home they found Zoe on the sofa, unconscious. She had had a seizure. They called 999…
Read MoreFrom observing the team to becoming part of it – Dr Mike describes his Magpas Air Ambulance experience
For the majority of clinicians at Magpas Air Ambulance, becoming a Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) doctor or paramedic has been a life-long goal. The Magpas doctors, for example, spend about a decade undergoing rigorous training, sitting countless exams and working in some very demanding conditions in hospital emergency departments in preparation for the role. Doctor…
Read MoreCPR saved Dean’s life when he almost died at 31
“I’d had my wedding suit fitting that morning and was driving back home with my fiancée, Kim, and our five kids. As I turned into our road I went into cardiac arrest at the wheel. “The car crashed into someone’s driveway. Luckily no-one was hurt but Dawn, our neighbour, saw it happen and ran to…
Read MoreLeading developer’s donation helps local Huntingdon charity reach new heights
David Wilson Homes South Midlands has donated £1,000 to Magpas Air Ambulance as part of their Community Fund scheme. Magpas is a local charity providing crucial lifesaving care by land and air in the East of England. The Charity started life as a voluntary service in 1971 and is the oldest medical charity of its…
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