Christopher Batty, 27

Christopher Batty, 27, from Stratford-Upon-Avon is an inspection manager for an engineering firm. He was involved in a road traffic collision on the way home from work in August 2010, on the A46 near Stratford-Upon-Avon.

"While driving home from work on the road that I've driven along for many years I was involved in a very serious road traffic accident. I have been informed that when the emergency service staff arrived they had thought that they would be attending a fatality incident due to the severity of the accident.

"I had a broken femur, broken feet, broken ankles, punctured lungs, broken clavicle and various cuts. However, thanks to the hard work of the fire and air ambulance crews I was freed from the car, stabilised and immobilised before being flown to University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire by the WNAA when the trauma team there took over my medical care. I remained in hospital for more than two weeks.

"Being able to visit the base at Coventry Airport and meet some of the crew that attended to me on that day was something that meant a lot to me and my wife Sarah. It was not until I needed the services of the air ambulance that I realised how important the service is and how much of an impact it can have in saving lives, not just in respect of road traffic accidents but for all manner of medical emergencies."

Christopher has now gone on to sign up to be a WNAA community supporter and will use his experience to inspire other people to support their local Air Ambulance.