Performing CPR in schools

Ensuring more people can use defibrillators and CPR to save lives

The Scottish Ambulance Service is working with Save a Life for Scotland (SALFS) to ensure more people know how to do CPR and use defibrillators when they witness someone suffering a cardiac arrest.

Baby Finlay

Baby Finlay meets SAS staff who saved his life

Wee Finlay Mackenzie was born at just 26 weeks last March – he weighed 1lb 13oz at birth, lighter than a bag of sugar. He was due on June 21 and had to be given CPR on the way to hospital to be kept alive.

Queen's Birthday Honours

Congratulations to Queen's Birthday Honours colleagues

Two colleagues at the Scottish Ambulance Service have been awarded the Queen’s Ambulance Service Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for their contribution to the Pandemic response.

Luke with his family

Dad thanks SAS after horror crash

A dad-of-four has thanked the Scottish Ambulance Service after he was involved in a crash which resulted in him breaking 33 bones and leaving him a quadriplegic.

Two paramedics outside a bus

1169 people vaccinated out of Stagecoach bus

What a great effort by mobile vaccination team!

Over four days in Glasgow last week, 1169 people were vaccinated out of an adapted Stagecoach bus! A tremendous effort by our team and thanks very much to Stagecoach as well. We are really grateful!