World Heart Rhythm Week (June 7 to June 13) is a seven-day period observed annually to raise awareness about arrhythmias and the importance of understanding our heart rates. Devon Air Ambulance crews attend to hundreds of patients every year who are suffering with heart related problems and that is why they are so passionate about educating those in our local communities on how to recognise...
For this year’s Volunteers Week (Monday 3 June and Sunday 9 June), Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) are joining organisations from across the nation to celebrate the incredible contribution volunteers make to local communities.
The campaign takes place on the first Monday of June every year and is an opportunity for organisations to recognise, celebrate and thank the volunteers that make...
Devon Air Ambulance will once more join the nation by taking part in The Big Help Out. The charity is inviting members of the community to take part in a volunteer taster session at one of three Devon locations.
Last May, an incredible 6 million people took part in with The Big Help Out, coming together to lend a hand in their local communities to experience how rewarding...
Devon Air Ambulance's Community Landing Sites Team are starting Spring 2024 with a flourish and growing their network of night landing sites with a site now operational in Yealmpton.
This new landing site is the 202nd across Devon and the surveyed landing site will enable Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) to land in the village during the ‘hours of darkness’ where their clinical teams can...
When every second counts, getting the specialist skills of DAA’s Critical Care Doctors and Paramedics to scene is paramount. Devon's two emergency helicopters enable these doctors and paramedics to deliver expert time-critical care to patients wherever they may be. Devon is a huge county with two epic coastlines, hundreds of villages and acres of rural wilderness. But Devon’s geography can...
Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) are proud to be taking part in the Charity Retail Association’s ‘More than a shop’ campaign for 2024. The campaign draws attention to the significance of charity shops in local communities, raising awareness that a charity shop is no regular high street shopping experience – it is so much more.
DAA welcomes your donations to sell at one of their 20 charity...
Ali Gibbett, Assistant Manager of the Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) Barnstaple charity shop performed lifesaving CPR when a member of the public suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in Bideford.
Ali’s normal place of work is the DAA charity shop in Barnstaple, however, last October Ali was covering the charity's Bideford shop when she was suddenly faced with an emergency situation soon after...
Devon Air Ambulance’s (DAA) Community Landing Site Network has achieved a major milestone launching its 200th Community Landing Site at Tews Lane Playing Field, Fremington.
DAA’s extensive network of 200 surveyed landing sites have allowed their aircraft to land in many towns and villages across Devon during the ‘hours of darkness’ enabling their specialist medical crew to reach...
Mission statistics for 2023 reveal a record number of missions and patients for Devon Air Ambulance (DAA), illustrating just how vital the medical emergency service remains to the people of Devon.
Throughout another challenging year for many public services and charities, the crew at Devon Air Ambulance were tasked to attend a huge 2226 incidents across Devon and assisting across...
Communities in Kingskerswell and North Bovey are both proud to launch new community landing sites for Devon Air Ambulance
The Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) Community Landing Site Network enters an exciting new phase for Autumn 2023 and this week, two more sites in Kingskerswell & North Bovey became operational.
DAA’s network of 196 surveyed floodlit landing sites have...
