med copters collide

[Andrew J Bowman]

He states he is "sick" of going on what are often BS calls so he needs to 
make a decision for his system

Do they stay with the status quo of nothing is refused unless weather 
conditions or aircraft condition makes it unsafe or do they triage each 
request?

As was so aptly put, the "you call, we haul" scenario is what drives each 
response in probably every system in this country. It is expensive and 
wasteful (but hey, that is what we Americans are good at) and is costing 
lives more than it seems to be saving them.

Yes we all have the tabloid articles "the flight crew saved me" with cute 
pictures. Tug at the emotions and science flies out the window.

Andrew


----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: med copters collide


> Andrew,
>
> I think that's a BS answer to Bill's commentary and I  think it's beneath 
> you.
>
> We all know that if he refuses calls, sooner or later  they will find 
> someone
> else who WILL come, and then he gets fewer and fewer  calls, probably goes
> out of business, etc.  THAT won't fix the problem(s).  Some things just 
> have to
> be and education starts the process.
>
>
>
> I agree we need to have this discussion NOW.  Doc  B. is one of those who
> have been trying to jump-start this dialog for a LONG  time and look where 
> HE
> got.  We ALL need to have this discussion - a  realistic one.  And it 
> needs to
> start with the providers and their local  Medical Directors.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Kat Rickey
> NH/USA
> alphabits unimportant
>
>
> In a message dated 7/1/2008 2:10:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> andrewj.bowman at gmail.com writes:
>
> 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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