LONDON’S AIR AMBULANCE

When traumatic injury strikes, we can be there in time to make a difference, bringing complex medical care to the roadside when it's needed most. Thanks to public donations, we're here for London, today, tomorrow, always.

KEEPING LONDON’S HEART BEATING

London's Air Ambulance has pioneered the use of ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) technology in prehospital cardiac arrest treatment through their specialized ECAT (Endovascular Cardiac Arrest Team). The team brings complex heart-lung machine technology directly to patients at the roadside, replacing heart and lung function during critical resuscitation efforts. As the first UK service to offer this capability prehospitally, they achieve some of the world's fastest deployment times from patient arrival to ECMO activation. The innovation aims to increase survival rates for cardiac arrest patients by ensuring oxygen continues to reach vital organs during resuscitation, bringing hope to situations where traditional methods have failed.

LAA CHARITY OF THE YEAR

London’s Air Ambulance Charity and Thames Valley Air Ambulance are united in our mission to make a life-saving difference when every minute counts. Dispatched on average every 101 minutes, together we serve more than 12 million people across Thames Water’s Communities. With your support, our charities can continue to be there for patients and their loved ones across Thames Water’s communities.

UKRAINE’S MILITARY KIDS

In 2014, a group of armed Ukrainian civilians known as the Azov Battalion banded together to fight pro-Russian separatists for control of the country. Three years later, they’ve been absorbed by the National Guard of Ukraine, and when they’re not engaged in the ongoing conflict, they run an annual children’s summer camp featuring pro-Ukrainian campfire songs, rigorous military drills, and a hardline stance on national identity. 

Published with NBC Left Field.

AVOID DENY DEFEND

American police departments, teachers, and civilians are turning to private training organizations that specialize in military combat techniques, as they prepare for the possibility of active shooter attack. Nearly 20 years since the Columbine High School shooting, the annual rate of active shooter attacks in the United States has tripled, with mass shootings in Las Vegas, Parkland, Florida, and Sutherland Springs, Texas, claiming more victims than ever before.

Published with: NBC Left Field, The Washington Post, WIRED, The Guardian, Newsweek, TOPIC, Columbia Journalism Review, Harper’s. Supported by: The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting,

COVID IN EL PASO AND JUAREZ

Two cities across the US-Mexico border, El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, are both COVID-19 hotspots that are struggling to fight the pandemic. But despite their proximity, the two cities are not officially coordinating their pandemic response together.

Published with Business Insider.

SHOULD KIDS PLAY WITH TOY GUNS?

Toy guns such as BB guns and Nerf guns have been showing up on Christmas gift wish lists for decades. But in an era of school and police shootings, how should parents be thinking about kids and toy guns? Following the 2014 death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was shot and killed in Cleveland, Ohio, by police officers who mistook his Airsoft toy gun for a real weapon, there’ve been renewed calls for restrictions on the appearance and sale of toy guns. But while some experts insist it’s not a good idea to allow kids to play with toy guns, others suggest this type of play may even be helpful in their development.

Published with NBC Left Field, The Today Show.

AMERICAN AIRLINES FREIGHT

How 715,000 Pounds Of Cargo Moves Through Dallas Fort Worth Airport In 24 Hours. Due to COVID-19, American Airlines launched cargo-only routes for the first time in 36 years. On these new flights, passenger seats up top are empty, but the cargo holds are full of everything from live animals and Legos to PPE and food.

Published with Business Insider.

EXOTIC HUNTING

Inside Texas’ $2 Billion Exotic Animal Hunting Industry. Texas ranchers have been importing exotic species, breeding them, and building numbers on desert ranches that often span thousands of square miles.

Published with Business Insider.

TRUMP’S WALL

What's Happening with Trump’s Border Wall? President Donald Trump promised to build a southern border wall when he campaigned four years ago, and he spoke about it again during the last presidential debate of 2020.

Published with Voice of America.