Every ticket helps us save lives…

Sarah was on her way home after a late night at work when she slipped and fell between the platform and the underground train at High Barnet; no one saw her fall, the train left and another one arrived.

She’d been hit by both trains and was on the tracks for 15 minutes before the alarm was raised. Our advanced trauma team was dispatched almost immediately, and it was obvious that her injuries were serious; she had a near amputation of an arm and complete amputation of one leg.

A member of our team crawled underneath and helped members of the London Fire Brigade to carry her 30 metres to a point where she could be lifted onto the platform. Working with London Ambulance Service, she was transferred to hospital.

Swift action saved her life, but for Sarah, this was just the beginning of a long recovery. Neither her arm or leg could be saved, but Sarah learned to walk again with a prosthetic leg and was fitted with an AI-powered arm.

“Now, I want to do what I can to help people understand what an essential service London’s Air Ambulance Charity is.”