Life can change in a second for our patients, however, it can also present an unexpected and often challenging situation for those people who provide help to the patient before professional support, such as Devon Air Ambulance, arrives.
Our Patient Support team provides support to patients and their relatives following our attendance, however, we also offer support to the so-called Good Samaritans who are not directly connected to the patient but who stop and provide either first aid, practical intervention or even psychological support / comfort to a patient or their family/friends before the emergency services arrive.
If you have been a Good Samaritan at an incident Devon Air Ambulance attended, we would like to say ‘Thank You’, as we know from experience just how important our patients find such support.