Medical Helicopter Crash

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Dr. Mattox you are correct in your estimation of loss of flights.  In  
the first 6+ months after the September 09 Maryland crash the number  
of flights dropped approx 70% without any documentable negative  
outcome to the patients being treated within the Maryland Trauma  
system.  Were there too many people being flown?  Was this a Hawthorn  
type change due to the crash?  That I do not have the answer for, but  
it is obvious decisions being made without high regard for patient  
outcome trend towards less positive outcomes.

Take care,

Bob

Robert K. Waddell II
307 920 2020
bobwaddell at bresnan.net



On Sep 28, 2009, at 9:36 AM, KMATTOX at aol.com wrote:

> And tragically, it is NOT the fault of these fine people.   They  are
> responding to the pressures of their owners and  supervisors.       
> We do need to
> be able to get to the  point where a "minor" condition is not  
> flown.   That
> would eliminate,  in my estimate, about 80% of the current flights.
>
> The second thing we need to start doing is to have a regional trauma  
> QA
> review for appropriateness, for both transport and treatment,  
> including
> operations, and ICU care.    This is what the Regional Trauma   
> System is supposed
> to be doing anyway.
>
> k
>
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 9/28/2009 10:16:58 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> pjschu at bpthosp.org writes:
>
> The loss  of these fine people  is
> tragic.
>
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