From Wiltshire 999


This does not "read" as a rail-specific incident to me but rather as someone being taken very ill at a railway station.  There will often be lots of people around at stations, and whilst people are encourage not to travel if they are not well enough todo so, incidents WILL happen

Over time, I have seen advice more from "stop the train with the emergency chord" to "wait for the next station" and indeed I don't thing that there's a direct connection any longer from the "communication chord" to train brakes.  I presume (and I'm sure someone can help me with links)  that there are well tuned plans that come into play where a passenger or other person is taken ill on a train or at or near a station  - and being a cluster spot, planned places for ambulances of the road or air type topics up?

I note that it was the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance and not the Wilthshire and Bath one. Covering for each other?

Hoping the person has come through the incident ...

 

There is a lot of co-operation between the various air ambulances as a matter of course.
The Wiltshire Air Ambulance was in Warminster a couple of days back, the pilot was saying that they had been very busy of late. He had already been from Swindon to Bristol and had managed 2 mouthfuls of his lunch when they were called out again.
When the helicopter came in I thought it was the West of England one - but the Wiltshire (& Bath !) one is now sporting a new "paint job".

The pilot kindly powered up the electronics for the internal photo.

 
One often wonders what people do with all these sort of videos

 
Sadly the geography of Cornwall means there's little opportunity for neighbourly assistance and the charity operating the Cornwall service has just had to run a campaign for it's own second helicopter. It really is shameful that there's not even token NHS funding for these services now.

 

I'm sorry if I've missed your point, ChrisB, but I find any such posts encouraging - giving community support to the first responders.