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Mon Nov 24 22:02:05 GMT 2008

Yes they are.

A man wrecked his 4 wheeler. Walked A MILE to get back to his camp without
difficulty.

Local EMS arrived and called for a helicopter. Patient awake and alert with
a scalp laceration with controlled bleeding.

Flown to a non trauma center, stitched up and dc'd.

There was another non trauma center hospital just about 5 miles away he
could have gone to with same outcome.

Andrew

>
>
> Are they  truly dispatching helos for pt's with NO APPARENT INJURIES?!?!
>  As
> someone who works in EMS and trains providers, I find that stunning. I also
> think that if the system is that flawed (my opinion) they need to look at
> all
> aspects of it, starting with their education, and not make nationwide
> judgements based on that system.
>
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