Flying high in new uniform

Helicopter charity Wales Air
Ambulance, a life-saving emergency
treatment and transport provider, has
revamped its flight operator uniforms
with the latest paramedic suits
manufactured by ParAid Medical.

ParAid Medical was chosen to
supply over 40 suits for use by the
helicopter emergency medical service
(HEMS) team. Based in Caernarfon,
Welshpool and Swansea, the team
handles around 2,000 emergencies
each year across the service.

Emergency air service staff are
required to wear uniforms that
comply with aviation standards and
meet their on-the-job clinical needs.

Jason Williams, clinical operations
manager at Wales Air Ambulance,
said: “Our HEMS team reports to all
kinds of emergency situations
including those that may be found
down in a coal mine or in a trash bin
so it’s essential that our employees’
uniforms are durable, safe and
comfortable to wear to ensure they
can do their job properly regardless of
environmental conditions.”