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Thames Valley Air Ambulance THE county’s air ambulance service attended more than 2,500 call outs last year, including nearly 140 in Oxford. Thames Valley Air Ambulance, a registered charity, has also revealed the top reasons for attendances with cardiac arrest the most common. Between October, 2019 and September last year the air ambulance received a total number of 2,570 call outs and helped 1,497 patients across the Thames Valley and beyond. In Oxford, they were called out 139 times and delivered medical care to 66 patients. Of the 2,570 call outs the most common reason was for cardiac arrests, with 692 calls, then accidental injuries at 550 and followed by road traffic collisions at 466.