Your ticket to £2,500 could be our ticket to lifesaving skills.

James is a trainee Specialist Paramedic in Critical Care (SPCC).

For someone with blood loss or internal bleeding, a transfusion can be their only lifeline. It helps stabilise core body functions, and buys precious time so we can safely transfer them to hospital.

“The hardest part of this job so far is the weight you feel on your shoulders when you arrive at the scene. You see people visibly relax and there’s an expectation that you will know, in seconds, exactly what to do and exactly how to do it. It’s difficult not to feel the pressure of that, but the training and support I’m receiving gives me confidence to do my absolute best for every patient.

That training or support wouldn’t be available without people like you. I’m humbled and grateful that so many people support GWAAC. Without it there would be limits to what we can deliver and how many people we can treat, as well as our ability to keep developing our skills. In the short time I’ve been here we’ve become noticeably busier, and the variety of emergencies we’re being called to has been surprising, so that support is going to be even more important as time goes on.” - James Leavor, Trainee SPCC

It will take James two years to become a fully-trained SPCC. But his training won’t stop there. Emergency medicine doesn’t stay still, and every member of the GWAAC crew is constantly learning. From formal education and specialist training courses, to group learning at our base and introducing new skills and equipment – the training journey never ends.

Having the funding available to deliver whatever training is needed, whenever it is needed, is crucial – and we can’t do it without you. Please enter our raffle today – your support is our ticket to lifesaving skills.

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