Today at 4am Malcolm Farley had arrived at Wansbeck General Hospital to find a lady in the car park who was in the final stages of labour. As the hospital isn't open to public Malcolm stepped in to offer his assistance and helped to deliver a beautiful baby girl! Of course in true blood biker style the delivery was completed in under an hour. Malcolm stayed with mother and baby until an ambulance arrived to take her to a nearby hospital. Both we hear are doing well!
Staff at Dobbies, Ponteland, chose Northumbria Blood Bikes as their charity of the year for 2016 and 2017. Throughout 2016 colleagues at the store welcomed Northumbria Blood Bike volunteers into their store and through the generosity of their customers successfully raised enough money to bike a new addition to the charities fleet.
Staff at Greggs, Balliol Park Industrial Estate, chose Northumbria Blood Bikes as their charity of the year for 2016. The colleagues have raised enough to fuel the charities full fleet for one month. This will enable Northumbria Blood Bikes to complete around 1,000 jobs they receive every month.
The early results of a new trial using plasma onboard the region’s Great North Air Ambulances has seen yet more “unexpected survivors”
The trial, which builds on the life-saving ‘Blood on Board’ technique, saw the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) carry defrosted fresh frozen plasma on board one of its aircraft for the first time, in May last year.
Yesterday Northumbria Blood Bikes transported human milk for the first time, taking part in a 260 mile relay that involved 5 Blood Bike groups across the country. The whole run was carried out by unpaid volunteers, who give their time freely to help make a difference to the lives of others.
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