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Freddie Flintoff Gives Back to Hospitals After His 'Second Chance' at Life

In December 2022, former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff sustained severe injuries in a car crash while filming Top Gear at Dunsfold Aerodrome and was airlifted to St George’s Hospital, a major trauma centre in Tooting.
Flintoff’s urgent air transfer was made possible by a hospital helipad funded through a charity appeal that has been awarding grants since 2009 to help equip NHS hospitals nationwide with vital helicopter landing facilities.
Flintoff described being pulled face-down for about 50 metres under the car, thought he had died, and credited his cricket split-second decision-making with mitigating the crash severity while praising NHS staff as superheroes during recovery.
The HELP Appeal reported 30,000 landings across 32 NHS hospital helipads it funded, with chief executive Robert Bertram highlighting Flintoff’s support as vital to raising awareness about the importance of rapid emergency access.
Flintoff’s experience emphasizes that helipads enable critical care delivery at the right time and hospital, influencing survival in emergencies, while the HELP Appeal continues aiming to fund new and upgraded hospital helipads across the UK.

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