{"id":5593,"date":"2019-03-03T09:42:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T08:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=5593"},"modified":"2019-03-04T00:34:57","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T23:34:57","slug":"wales-air-ambulance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=5593","title":{"rendered":"The Reassuring Sight of Wales Air Ambulance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5551\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=5551\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ambulance-2.jpg?fit=800%2C383\" data-orig-size=\"800,383\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ambulance-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ambulance-2.jpg?fit=300%2C144\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ambulance-2.jpg?fit=800%2C383\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5551\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ambulance-2.jpg?resize=800%2C383\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ambulance-2.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ambulance-2.jpg?resize=300%2C144 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ambulance-2.jpg?resize=768%2C368 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the crow flies Wenvoe is directly in between Cardiff and RAF St Athan which is the reason the South Wales Police helicopter can be seen often overflying our village. A common sight, the blue and yellow liveried aircraft has now become a routine crime fighting tool. It is based at RAF St Athan but covers both the South Wales and Gwent Police areas. Neighbouring forces of Dyfed Powys and North Wales have their own aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>Helicopters have become an important vehicle with modern day emergency services with 3 in use with the police and another 3 bright red Air Ambulances covering the whole of Wales. Able to respond very quickly, unaffected by terrain or traffic jams, they can reach their destination with relative ease and then provide ground staff with all manner of specialist support. Even the Fire Service have experimented with helicopter support<\/p>\n<p>Some interesting facts \u2013 Air Ambulance<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The aim of Wales Air Ambulance is to reach, treat and transport patients with the greatest speed possible. A pilot can have the helicopter airborne within 3 minutes of receiving an emergency call.<\/li>\n<li>The aircraft can travel at 140mph \u2013 over 2 miles per minute \u2013 and can reach anywhere in Wales within 20 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Wales Air Ambulance responds to over 1,000 missions every year and approximately 40% of missions are to road traffic collisions.<\/li>\n<li>Treatment within the \u2018Golden Hour\u2019 improves the chances of a patient\u2019s survival and early recovery.<\/li>\n<li>A helicopter has the capacity to carry 1 pilot, 2 paramedics and 1 patient. The new EC-135 can also carry the parent of an injured child.<\/li>\n<li>The cost of running the service across Wales is \u00a35-million per year with each mission costing approximately \u00a31,200.<\/li>\n<li>Wales was the last country and region in Europe to have an air ambulance service, but it has since grown to become one of the busiest air ambulance operations in the UK.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some interesting facts \u2013 South Wales Police Air Support Unit<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The helicopter can carry up to 7 people to include passengers, specialist officers and casualties.<\/li>\n<li>The helicopter will soon have a dog carrier on board for police dogs and has a stretcher on board for casualty evacuation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It has the latest camera technology along with digital image management and recording systems. The Star Sapphire Camera has four camera capabilities and can clearly record images.<\/li>\n<li>It can transmit images from its \u2018heli telly\u2019 system enabling ground commanders to see real time pictures of incidents, disasters and major events.<\/li>\n<li>It is a faster flyer, more efficient, has greater endurance, more powerful engines, and has a lower noise footprint which means it is much quieter than the old helicopter.<\/li>\n<li>It regularly features in ITV Wales\u2019 programme titled \u2018Sky Cops\u2019<\/li>\n<li>It is available to be called on to assist front-line police officers in exactly the same way as any other police specialist such as dog handlers or firearms experts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Whether its the Air Ambulance or police Air Support Unit they are a reassuring sight in our skies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; As the crow flies Wenvoe is directly in between Cardiff and RAF St Athan which is the reason the South Wales Police helicopter can be seen often overflying our village. A common sight, the blue and yellow liveried aircraft has now become a routine crime fighting tool. It is based at RAF St Athan but covers both the South [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[334,127,8,1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6cWjO-1sd","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15901,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=15901","url_meta":{"origin":5593,"position":0},"title":"When The Battle of Britain Came To Wenvoe","author":"Alan Williams","date":"27th August 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"WHEN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN CAME TO WENVOE September brings the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. 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