Wisconsin Med Flight Crash.

Tue May 13 06:12:59 BST 2008

>From all in the trauma and HEMS community in RSA: Our condolences

Tim
Dr Timothy C Hardcastle
M.B., Ch.B. (Stell); M. Med (Chir) (Stell); FCS (SA)
Principal Surgeon-Lecturer / Sub-specialist: Trauma and Critical Care
Deputy director: Trauma Unit and Trauma ICU
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-----Original Message-----
From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org
[mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of Rangraj Setlur
Sent: 12 May 2008 19:40
To: Trauma &amp, Critical Care mailing list
Subject: Re: Wisconsin Med Flight Crash.

My apologies , if I hurt anyones feelings. As I said, it is terrible
news.
rangraj

On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 10:41 PM, Bjorn, Pret <pbjorn at emh.org> wrote:

> The hard truth is that some air medical programs are demonstrably more
> beneficial and less risky than others.
>
> Being that none of us seems to know much about the Wisconsin program,
> much less this mission, I urge restraint and respect in the near term.
> Three good men just died; asserting at this point that their lives
were
> wasted is premature and baseless.
>
> For now, let's honor our colleagues and mourn their loss.
>
> Pret Bjorn, RN
> Bangor, ME USA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org
> [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of Rangraj Setlur
> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 12:11 PM
> To: Trauma &amp, Critical Care mailing list
> Subject: Re: Wisconsin Med Flight Crash.
>
>
> Terrible news. My colleague Roy Danks was very eloquent on the
> uselessness
> of air evacuation in most situations. This seems to be the second such
> event
> in a fairly brief interval. Will this lead to a reconsideration of the
> risk/benefit of air evacuations?
> rangraj
>
> On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 7:45 PM, Restuccia, Marc <RestuccM at ummhc.org>
> wrote:
>
> > The thoughts and prayers of all of us here at UMass likewise go out
to
> > the families and colleagues of ours in Wisconsin.
> >
> > Marc
> > Marc C. Restuccia
> > Medical Director
> > Life Flight/MDAccess/Worcester EMS
> > 508-421-1468
> > restuccm at ummhc.org
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org
> > [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of Alan Oconnor
> > Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 6:30 PM
> > To: trauma-list at trauma.org
> > Subject: Re: Wisconsin Med Flight Crash.
> >
> > Our deepest sympathy and all our prayers go out to the families and
> > friends of all who died.
> > Alan
> >
> > Dr Alan O'Connor
> > Director of Emergency Medicine
> > Logan Hospital
> > Loganlea Road
> > Meadowbrook
> > Qld 4231
> >
> > Phone (07) 32998599
> > Fax     (07) 32998992
> >
> >
> > >>> "McSwain, Norman E Jr." <nmcswai at tulane.edu> 12/05/2008 4:44 am
> >>>
> > I forwarded this to the PHTLS folks. Their friends and families have
> my
> > thoughts and prayers and from the PHTLS family Typed by the thumbs
of
> > Norman on his BlackBerry
> >
> > Norman McSwain, MD
> > Tulane Univ Surgery
> > 504 988-5111
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org
<trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org>
> > To: trauma-list at trauma.org <trauma-list at trauma.org>
> > Sent: Sun May 11 11:02:04 2008
> > Subject: Wisconsin Med Flight Crash.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thought some of you might want to know about this one.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  MADISON, Wis. - Three people died when a University of Wisconsin
> > Hospital Med Flight helicopter crashed after taking off Saturday
night
> > from La Crosse, a hospital spokesman said Sunday.A surgeon, a nurse
> and
> > the pilot were killed in the crash, which took place as the
helicopter
> > was returning to Madison from the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center,
> > said Aaron Conklin.A hospital spokeswoman, Lisa Brunette, said
earlier
> > that the craft took off about 10:30 p.m.There is one other Med
Flight
> > helicopter that serves university hospital system and it has been
> > grounded, Conklin said.The families of the victims have been
notified,
> > but the names were not immediately released.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care
> Armed Forces Medical College
> Pune
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