THE Great North Air Ambulance Service have recently invested in a new piece of equipment that could mean 'many more lives will be saved'.
The new 'butterfly' ultrasound scanner uses ultra-high sound waves are sent deep into their tissues and the way in which these waves bounce back essentially paints a picture of what injuries people have.
GNAAS paramedic Lee Salmon said: "This piece of equipment is changing the way in which pre-hospital medicine is practiced and it's yet another advancement that will mean many more lives will be saved in the long run.
"Thanks to this new technology, we can now be more clinically certain of what is going in with a patient's physiology.
"The new butterfly scanner is a brand-new piece of technology which has been put through its paces and it has been proven to offer a better clinical insight into a patient’s condition.
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