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Fri Oct 10 15:26:21 BST 2008

On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 7:00 AM, <trauma-list-request at trauma.org> wrote:

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> Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:24:00 -0400
> From: htaed_rd at 123mail.org
> Subject: RE: Panel to Review Maryland Medevac Helicopters
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> He may be a good man, but I am not looking for someone to drink beer
> with.
>

Agreed.  He may be a good man, but I believe he has become somewhat
overconfident in his position.  Hubris is a fatal mistake

>
> Is he applying this "objectivity test" to others being considered for
> the committee?
>

His objectivity test should also be used to exclude him, Dr. Scalea and
anyone else involved with MIEMSS.  That is only fair.

>
> Or do they just have one lonely seat on the committee for someone who
> meets their definition of objective?
>

Yes, I believe it is located in front of Bass' desk so the person assigned
to the committee can grovel easily.

>
> Filling the committee with those who will be expected to come to a
> decision that is acceptable to the HEMS sales doctors is not at all
> objective. Filling the committee with a bunch of people with diverse
> views would allow for a dialogue about the issues. If everybody already
> agrees that there is no problem, why have a committee?

>
> This is just politics.
>

Actually, no, politics implies that there is some way to effect change and
remove corrupt officials from office.  This is more like the mafia than
anything else, except Dr. Bass is not nearly as dapper of a dresser as some
of the great mob bosses.

>
> The crew members and the patients deserve better.
>

Amen.  Bass and Scalea should just go piss on the graves of Stephen, Mickey,
Tanya and Ashley.   That is what they are already symbolically doing to the
memories of these people and those of all the others who have died for what
is at best an extremely questionable practice and at worst, a pointless
waste of money and lives.   They refuse to even consider the possibility
they may not be correct and will not provide data to prove their stance
correct, because there is no such evidence and they are probably afraid that
if they try to find it and fail to do so that they would not be able to bury
the results (since MIEMMS is a state office and their work products are
generally subject to FOIA requests).

-- 
Stephen L. Richey, CRT
Aviation Injury Research Project Leader
Saginaw Valley State University
Work E-mail: slrichey at svsu.edu
Home Office Phone: 248-366-4452

"It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring
momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are
always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen
themselves."- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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