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Tue Oct 7 20:50:29 BST 2008

Stephen RICHARDS?  WTF?

Stephen Richey, of course.  My sincere apologies.  

Pret

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[mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of Bjorn, Pret
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 2:12 PM
To: Trauma &amp; Critical Care mailing list
Subject: RE: Panel to Review Maryland Medevac Helicopters

"...No such person exists anywhere on this planet."

K

Even if some did, it's a boneheaded approach, promising miserable
failure: a system which excludes opinion would inherently exclude
expertise.

It seems easy enough to find smart and energetic critics right here on
the list.  I'd nominate Stephen Richards and Ken Mattox, for starters.
Both are intelligent and respected skeptics who would add considerably
to the debate.  

On the other side, I'd look for award-winning flight programs with
impeccable safety records.  There are a few -- one of which happens to
be right down the hall from me.  Both the Medical Director (Norm
Dinerman, MD, FACEP) and the Executive Director (Tom Judge, EMT-P and an
armload of other credentials) are internationally known, highly
respected, infinitely professional, and uncompromising in their
dedication to safe and effective air medical operations.

So, there's four.  All you had to do was ask.  Recruit three or four
more of equal credibility, and you've got yourself a blue-ribbon panel.

I'd LOVE to watch.

Pret Bjorn, RN
EMMC Trauma Program
Bangor, ME USA

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