The organisation, funded mostly by the general public, says it needs £15m to replace two helicopters.
London Air Ambulance has launched an urgent fundraising appeal as it looks to raise £15m to replace two helicopters.LAA, which gets 89% of its funding from public donations, is launching the campaign, Up Against Time, on Tuesday.
Thirty-six percent thought it was funded by the NHS or central government, while 33% of respondents did not know that LAA medics carry out procedures such as open-chest surgery, blood transfusions and reinflating collapsed lungs at the scene. Dr Hurst said: "When patients are so seriously injured there is no time to reach hospital, our medics give life-saving treatment at the scene - like open-chest surgery and blood transfusions.
"Right now, we have an urgent need to replace our helicopter fleet - the current helicopters are becoming increasingly difficult to maintain.
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