A tourist who collapsed while hillwalking on the west coast Isle of Luing has prompted the landmark 5000th rapid emergency response from Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA).
SCAA’s Perth-based Helimed 76 was on a training flight over Oban when the 999 call saw them divert to the medical emergency, arriving at the patient’s side on the island’s highest summit less than 10 minutes later.
With no medical response available on the island, retained firefighters made their way up the hillside where they stood by, ready to help SCAA paramedics as they administered vital pre-hospital treatment to the patient.
