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Forum: Rotorheads

1st Jun 2013, 10:42

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UK Air Ambulances having it off???

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Posted By homonculus

The only proper audit of 'lives saved' is some 20...

The only proper audit of 'lives saved' is some 20 years old and called the Sheffield study. It demonstrated that HEMS with doctor as in London saved 1-5 lives a year at a cost then equivalent to...

Forum: Rotorheads

31st May 2013, 17:19

Replies: 92

UK Air Ambulances having it off???

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Posted By homonculus

The improvements in Afghanistan have in the main...

The improvements in Afghanistan have in the main been driven by money. . For example every casualty is met by a CT scanner and consultant radiologist. The ability to evacuate to the UK etc etc. And...

Forum: Rotorheads

31st May 2013, 06:15

Replies: 92

UK Air Ambulances having it off???

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Posted By homonculus

You are absolutely correct. For 20 years, faced...

You are absolutely correct. For 20 years, faced with a free transfer from SAR or paying a couple of thousand pounds for a dedicated system, hospital managers took the free option. Basically they...

Forum: Rotorheads

30th May 2013, 22:51

Replies: 92

UK Air Ambulances having it off???

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Posted By homonculus

Rotary is not too slow - these transfers are...

Rotary is not too slow - these transfers are never emergencies in the medical sense although they may be urgent. Minutes do not matter and we work hard to prevent rushing. However beyond a certain...

Forum: Rotorheads

30th May 2013, 20:28

Replies: 92

UK Air Ambulances having it off???

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Posted By homonculus

Sorry TM I am no apologist for this charity...

Sorry TM

I am no apologist for this charity but inter hospital paediatric transfers are well demonstrated to be necessary and to save lives. Both neonates and children need transfers to...

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