med copters collide

[kmattox at aol.com]

By some estimates over 70 % of flights are for conditions that do not even need a ground basic ems unit.   And the cost over of a helicopter flight is 10 times that of ground ambulAnce for same distance.   AND for most suburban and urban flights the time from accident to hospital is LONGER for the helicopter.   AND in several reports the survival is better for ground vs air transport for equal injuries.    AND in the remainder of comparisons air transport does NOT have any survival advantage.   It is time to limit helicopters to wilderness, high rise, and off shore rescue and not a metropolitian competitive duplication of services.   

K


------Original Message------
From: Andrew J Bowman
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Sent: Jul 1, 2008 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: med copters collide

So, start refusing calls. There is no law (I do not think) that says you 
have to take every flight especially if the facts presented do not warrant 
air transport.

Andrew



 I'm sick
> of my flight crew being called out in all kinds of weather for
> uninjured, intoxicated patients. For times when the ground crew is about
> to go off shift and don't want to drive the hour round trip. For a dog
> bite to the foot. And it goes on and on and on.

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