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Friday 1st January 1448hrs
Whilst on Police task, overheard reports of 4 persons in a river just outside of Bath having capsized in a canoe. Offered assistance and whilst en-route advised aircraft not required as all persons were accounted for.

Friday 1st January 1502hrs
Requested by ground unit to assist with female who had fallen over. Possible fracture/dislocation of the ankle, rural location, freezing temperatures, person on the ground, unable to move. Landed at scene and assisted crew in dealing with patient before transferring patient to SDH – transfer time of 6mins from a rural location.

Saturday 2nd January 1310hrs
Requested by ground crew to transport elderly patient from the Devizes area. Crew brought patient to ASU, suffering from extreme hypothermia coupled with very low BP and pulse. Patient flown to RUH - transfer time of 10mins.

Sunday 3rd January
The aircraft was deployed to a horse riding accident to the west of the county. The aircraft was at scene within 8 minutes and treated a female with neck and facial injuries. She was stabilised by the Paramedic on scene and then transported to Bath hospital with 5 minutes.

Sunday 3rd January
The aircraft was requested to attend a rugby accident in Calne. On landing at the scene they treated a casualty who was complaining of instant neck pains after he had hyper-extended his neck and had heard a cracking sound. They transported him to hospital within 9 minutes.

Wednesday 6th January
The aircraft was tasked to reports of a male in cardiac arrest to the east of the county. The aircraft was at scene within 7 minutes of the call and was the first medical resource at scene. After defibrillation and drug therapy was administered and pulse returned and a patient started to breath. He was loaded into the aircraft and flown the 10 minute flight to Salisbury Hospital.

Thursday 7th January  
The aircraft was requested to attend a sledging accident in the south of the county, they were informed the accident had happened a mile from any main road. On scene they were informed by the ambulance crew the patient had sustained a severe fracture to her leg. The patient was administered pain relief and flown to hospital within 11 minutes.

Friday 8th January 1556hrs
The aircraft self tasked to reports of a serious 2 vehicle road traffic collision on the A303 south of Wiltshire. At the scene they dealt with a casualty who had sustained head and leg injuries. He was stabilised at scene and flown within five minutes to hospital.

Friday 8th January 1750hrs
The aircraft was tasked to reports of a child with severe breathing problems. The aircraft was at scene within minutes of the call and administered asthma medication to the patient. He was then transported to Swindon hospital within 12 minutes for further treatment.

Saturday 9th January 1448hrs
The aircraft was tasked to reports of a male fallen from a sledge and was about 1 mile from the road. We landed on scene within 12 minutes, spinally immobilised the patient and flew to Swindon hospital. We were at hospital in 3 minutes.

Saturday 9th January 1540hrs
The crew were asked to attend another sledging accident. We were the first medical resource at scene arriving within 6 minutes of the call. We dealt with a child who had sustained a severe leg laceration. As the patient was on a hill side 3 miles from the road and his injury weren’t serious we flew him to a waiting ambulance.

Saturday 9th January 1641hrs
We received a crew request to attend another sledging accident in the south of the county. We arrived on scene within 10 minutes and assisted the crew in dealing with the casualty who had sustained spinal injuries from falling off the sledge. We loaded him into the aircraft and flew him to Salisbury within 10 minutes.

Sunday 17th January 1415hrs
Called to the area of Milk hill Devizes to a lady in her 30’s who had experienced a heavy landing from whilst flying her hang glider.  The aircraft was the only ambulance resource at scene.  Patient treated for spinal and head injuries and flown to Salisbury hospital in 15 minutes.

Saturday 23rd January 2255hrs
Self tasked to RTC.  Male pedestrian in his 20’s hit by car on West Ashton Road in Trowbridge.  Patient with head injuries and chest injuries.  Patient flown to GWH in 10 minutes.

Monday 25th January
Night HEMS - tasked to a baby fitting. On crews arrival baby had stopped fitting but was still cyanosed. Mum and baby flown to GWH and baby picked up in flight.  Flight time 13 minutes.

Tuesday 26th January
Night HEMS - tasked to a cardiac arrest. Helicopter over the area when call came in at Swindon Town Football club. Helicopter landed and assisted with the arrest, patient then flown to GWH. Good flight in patient making some respiratory effort. Flight time 3 minutes.

Saturday 30th January 1120hrs   
Tasked to a 2 vehicle head on RTC at high speed. Female trapped, spinal tenderness, abdominal and hip pain.  Patient spinally immobilised, collared, and flown to RUH.  Transfer time 10 minutes.

Sunday 31st January 1245 hrs 
Crew asked to attend to a child short of breath in Dorset area.  Crew on scene treated and airlifted the patient with mother to SDH.  Transfer time 10 minutes.