Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance responded to a record 2,593 emergencies across the region in 2025, the charity has announced.
The region’s air ambulance service treats seriously ill and injured patients, bringing the hospital to the scene of an incident.
The charity’s doctors, dispatchers, pilots and paramedics experienced a year-on-year increase for the 4th consecutive year, with a particular rise in calls for cardiac arrests, assaults and self-harm incidents.
In December, the crew were deployed more than 200 times, for a record 9th time in the year. July was the charity’s busiest month on record (274 deployments).
Around 58% of dispatches were by helicopter, with the remaining 42% by road, as the service continually responds to emergencies by car, utilising inner-city road networks and its fleet of emergency response vehicles.
Almost 10% of patients treated were put into an induced coma (pre-hospital emergency anaesthetic) – a serious procedure that helps to protect major organs from further damage.
More than 70% of incidents happened during the day (07:00 – 18:59), with around 30% occurring between 19:00-02:00.
The charity is currently relocating its airbase and headquarters from Thruxton, Andover, in the north of the county to its new headquarters near Southampton. The move will improve response times to the majority of incidents, particularly to the Isle of Wight.
A great service, where would the island be without
their skills.
Keep up the good work.