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An air ambulance was called to an incident in County Durham yesterday (October 16) afternoon, as paramedics were seen at a house.
Emergency services were called to Blackhall Colliery at around 2.45pm, following reports of a medical incident.
An air ambulance landed on a patch of land named locally as Chicken's Green.
Paramedics were seen walking through a playground on the land to get to the house.
The North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) have confirmed paramedics and the air ambulance attended the scene, and one person was flown to hospital.
An NEAS spokesperson said, "We received a call at 14.46 on Friday 16 October to a person unwell at a private address in Blackhall Colliery.
"We dispatched the air ambulance, two emergency ambulance crews, a rapid response paramedic and a community first responder.
"An elderly patient was pre-alerted to James Cook Hospital for further treatment by air."
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A Great North Air Ambulance spokesperson added: "Our critical care team was activated at 3.18pm to an incident in Blackhall Colliery.
"We had a paramedic and two doctors on board our aircraft, and they arrived on scene at 3.27pm.
"Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service to assess and treat a patient.
"The patient was airlifted to hospital for further treatment."