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Wed Apr 21 00:55:00 BST 2004

Actually, Tara, "K" is Dr. Kenneth Mattox, one of the
world's most respected trauma surgeons (yes he
wrote the  book).  You should do some research on
this topic.  As others have said, there is, to date, no
scientific evidence to support your statements.  And
in many places, helicopters are used as "an air ambulance"
which is one of the problems we have been discussing.

Sue

Tara wrote:

> Obviously K is a medic with a very biased opinion on the use of HEMS. 
> Lets not forget that a helicopter is a "critical care transport" not 
> an "air ambulance" HEMS have the capability of RSI, chest tubes, and 
> an extended drug box, including mannitol, that can and do make a 
> difference. I completely agree with Mike MacKinnon's statement that 
> this study is flawed. Does it take in to account the possibility of 
> traffic jams or other such obstacles that can easily get into a ground 
> ambulances way. If you were actually to work HEMS, on a day to day 
> basis,  you would know that we do make a difference.
> Tara
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