I am currently a second year student paramedic at Teesside University, with the hope and ambition to complete my third year and become a registered Paramedic.

As well as theoretical learning taking place within the University, the course also allows for me to gain valuable practical skills in various placement areas. One of these placement areas covered my trauma module, and I was given the fantastic opportunity to work alongside the specialist trauma doctors and paramedics of The Great North Air Ambulance Service. 

This placement gave me hands on experience attending major incidents and life threatening emergencies via the helicopter during daylight hours and the MERIT response vehicle during the night. This experience has opened my eyes further to the magnificent job each member of the team does within this charity and how fortunate we are to have such a service. Throughout my time with the team I learnt how expensive it could be to replace medical equipment and medication that may be used with every job they attend. These donations will keep the helicopters, vehicles, equipment and team up and running, ready for the everyday emergency calls. 

I decided to raise money through a fun, but also challenging running event, which Is 30 punishing obstacles split over 10 miles of rugged terrain within the Lake District. I'll be running this as a team with other student paramedics, who are also raising money for the Great North Air Ambulance Service.

"The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) operates three helicopters, 365 days a year, across the North-East, North Yorkshire and Cumbria. GNAAS crews respond to around 1,000 call outs each year and on board our aircraft are specialist trauma doctors and paramedics, who bring accident and emergency expertise to the scene."

"Whether it’s in a city centre or a remote mountain, our medics respond to wherever they are needed in the shortest space of time. The helicopters are never more than a 15-minute flight from the nearest hospital."

To find out more about how the charity is run and its history, please visit their page on the link below:

https://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/

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