As an integral part of Devon Air Ambulance, IMPACT benefits from the collective strength and shared mission of the Devon Air Ambulance Trust and its trading arm: Devon Air Ambulance Trading Company Limited. This unique collaboration enables us to harness expertise, resources, and support across the organisation to advance the care of those affected by road injury. Together, we drive innovation, conduct pioneering research, and translate our findings into tangible improvements in post-collision care, ensuring better outcomes for patients and their families.
Explore how IMPACT embodies and extends the values and vision of Devon Air Ambulance to transform lives through groundbreaking work in this vital field.
Devon Air Ambulance Vision:
To end preventable death, disability, or suffering from critical illness or injury.
IMPACT’s application:
To minimise human suffering and economic impact resulting from motor vehicle collisions through equitable, ground-breaking research and innovative solutions.
Devon Air Ambulance Mission:
To transform time-critical care through prevention, treatment, and recovery.
IMPACT’s application:
To transform post-collision outcomes by enhancing pre-hospital decision-making, optimising emergency response systems, enabling bystanders, and improving the long-term recovery trajectory of collision survivors through impactful research and the implementation of best practices.
How we do it: core activities and programs
1.Research and Innovation:
IMPACT drives advances in post-collision care by developing new methodologies to reduce entrapment times, refine triage protocols, and enhance patient outcomes.
2.Translation and Implementation:
Through partnerships with emergency responders, hospitals, and policymakers, IMPACT ensures research findings are translated into real-world practice, creating measurable impacts.
3.Stakeholder Collaboration:
By working with clinical experts, academic institutions, and community partners, IMPACT strengthens the post-collision care pathway to save lives and improve recovery outcomes.
4.Enabling the Work of Others:
IMPACT provides a forum for innovation and collaboration, mentoring emerging researchers and fostering a culture of shared knowledge and progress.
A Unique Approach
IMPACT’s multidisciplinary model integrates expertise from emergency medicine, prehospital care, engineering, biomechanics, public health, and policy. This approach ensures that every phase of post-collision care—from the moment of impact to rehabilitation—is optimized. By leveraging collaboration and innovation, IMPACT is uniquely positioned to lead transformative change in post-collision care.
