Hackensack hospital adding a trauma unit on wheels

[HAXScott at aol.com]

Exactly right Dr. Gross... I've taken a surgeon with me on both ground and  
air critical care transports,  with a T&A tray and accessories, (more)  blood, 
etc - and certainly there have been many, many cases where a surgeon (or  EM 
physician) has proven to be an invaluable and lifesaving asset at a disaster  
scene. ( L'Ambiance Plaza in CT and another collapse just a few years ago come  
to mind). I don't think anyone in their right mind would question  bringing 
physician-level expertise into the field, or on certain  (rare) interhospital 
transports, but even the concept of what Hackensack is  trying to do is utterly 
ridiclous and a huge waste of money that would be better  spent in a manner 
such that it might actually be used as something more than a  roving 
ego-stroking, (awe-inflicting to the uninformed) billboard  showing how how poorly our 
tax-dollars may be utlilized. 
 
However, Ron and Pret, it's nice to see the left and the right come  together 
and share an opinion! 
 
Scott Hax