THAMES Valley Air Ambulance has released its attendance figures for 2022, which was a record year for call-outs.
In it’s busiest ever year, TVAA saw 3,158 missions across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire, which marked a 10% rise on 2021.
Just over 800 of its responses were by air, with the vast majority, around 2340, completed by critical care response vehicles.
Critical care responders were called to 1,161 incidents in Berkshire alone, with cardiac arrest making up the majority of call-outs at 34%, or around 1 in 3.
Other medical emergencies made up 21% of call-outs, followed by accidental injury at 16%, and road traffic collisions at 14%.
December made up the busiest month in the year with 305 callouts, followed by November with 276, and June with 275.
TVAA was called to 153 incidents in Reading during 2022.
Thames Valley Air Ambulance Chief Operating Officer Adam Panter said: “2022 was incredibly busy for our crews for a number of reasons including the impact of our communities returning to full and active lives.
“In addition to this, we are working hard to identify the cases which would benefit most from our crews’ expertise earlier and therefore dispatching our critical care teams to more of them.
“Answering 3,158 callouts is testament to their professionalism and the whole team at Thames Valley Air Ambulance supporting their lifesaving efforts.”
he said that the organisation’s work “simply couldn’t happen without the community we serve; without their generous donations of funds and volunteering time, we wouldn’t be able to make the difference we do– thank you.”
The full breakdown of TVAA callout information is available via: www.tvairambulance.org.uk
