Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA), based at East Midlands Airport brings senior doctors and consultants to the scene of incidents as quickly as possible, and then conveys its patients to specialist hospitals that can help specific injuries, not just the nearest hospital.

DLRAA provides life saving treatment and medication on site and en-route to hospital. This is an invaluable service in cases where land ambulances are unable to access the scene or where transfer by land ambulance would be too slow or risk further injury to the patient.

DLRAA's primary response area is the 2,100 square miles of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland. It will serve in excess of 1.4 million people.

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