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Gareth Clegg, Michael Bradfield and Jason Leitch

Public urged to help save lives by joining the GoodSAM App Movement

Over 3,000 people in Scotland have an out of hospital cardiac arrest every year and every second counts. The public can help by dialling 999, starting CPR – or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - and using a defibrillator it can help save lives.

Scottish Ambulance Service

Press Call: Celebrating 25 years of Operation Safety

When: Wednesday 11 October 2023 from 10.30 AM to 11.30AM

Where: DG1 sports Complex in Dumfries 

Brave@Heart Awards 2023-8

Scottish Ambulance Service staff and volunteers awarded for acts of bravery and heroism

A Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) call handler along with SAS volunteers, members of the public and two youngsters have been rewarded for their bravery at this year’s Brave@Heart awards.

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Hoax calls to the Scottish Ambulance Service

The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) has received more than 200 malicious hoax calls so far this year.

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Mum 'forever grateful' to SAS after giving birth on side of road

A mum of three said she will be “forever grateful” to the two Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) emergency responders who delivered her baby on the side of the road.

R to L Andy Kelly, Calvin Kelly, Julie Cathcart, Carson Kelly, Michael Gillespie, and Sheree Birse.

Parents of two young boys injured in car crash donate £5,000 to the Scottish Ambulance Service

A family whose young boys were seriously injured in a road traffic accident have visited the Scottish Ambulance Service’s Scottish Specialist Transfer and Retrieval (ScotSTAR) base in Glasgow to see a live demonstration of the new training mannequins their £5,000 donation has helped fund.

Kelly Irvine (left)

SAS Paramedic brings her expertise to Peruvian Jungle communities

A Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) Paramedic has headed into the Peruvian jungle to provide medical support to local communities.