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Wed Jul 2 06:53:57 BST 2008

Ken

Maybe add to that the totally blocked highway in rush hour for a major
trauma.

Otherwise, as often the case - I'm all with you!

Tim
Dr Timothy C Hardcastle
M.B., Ch.B. (Stell); M. Med (Chir) (Stell); FCS (SA)
Principal Surgeon-Lecturer / Sub-specialist: Trauma and Critical Care
Deputy director: Trauma Unit and Trauma ICU
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital / UKZN
800 Bellair Road
Mayville, Durban

Postal: PostNet Suite 27
Private Bag X05
Malvern, 4055
KwaZulu Natal

timothyhar at ialch.co.za 

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Subject: Re: med copters collide

By some estimates over 70 % of flights are for conditions that do not
even need a ground basic ems unit.   And the cost over of a helicopter
flight is 10 times that of ground ambulAnce for same distance.   AND for
most suburban and urban flights the time from accident to hospital is
LONGER for the helicopter.   AND in several reports the survival is
better for ground vs air transport for equal injuries.    AND in the
remainder of comparisons air transport does NOT have any survival
advantage.   It is time to limit helicopters to wilderness, high rise,
and off shore rescue and not a metropolitian competitive duplication of
services.   

K

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From: Andrew J Bowman
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Sent: Jul 1, 2008 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: med copters collide

So, start refusing calls. There is no law (I do not think) that says you

have to take every flight especially if the facts presented do not
warrant 
air transport.

Andrew

 I'm sick
> of my flight crew being called out in all kinds of weather for
> uninjured, intoxicated patients. For times when the ground crew is
about
> to go off shift and don't want to drive the hour round trip. For a dog
> bite to the foot. And it goes on and on and on.

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