The paramedic was tending to a patient when thieves took the technical made-to-measure helmet.
"Mindless" thieves have stolen an air ambulance paramedic's special flight helmet as he tended to a critical patient.
It said the helmets, which cost about £2,200, were "vital" for communication and mandatory for safety.The crew were preparing to attend to a patient when a group of youths on bikes took the helmet from beside the helicopter. They are made to measure for each crew member as they come with special fittings that are tailored to the shape of the person's head, the air ambulance said.
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