Sorry FGD, I didn't realise you were privy to all the flight planning timings... No doubt the flexibility of being able to go Kununurra - Darwin or Kununurra - Perth (non-stop) with an increased capacity of three stretchers is a 'miniscule' saving of time and resources also...
The East Coast equivalent of what you are arguing is that it would be best to have a jet based in Melbourne for medical emergencies taking place in Queensland...
There are times where having the medical crew onsite sooner rather than later is beneficial as others have already highlighted. If you saw the abilities of some of those places to actually perform the 'stabilisation' you are so confident happens so easily, with plenty of time to spare, it might change the perspective a little.
Even for serious cases ex-Broome I would rather have my family in a jet already heading south rather than waiting for the equivalent of a jet to be launched from Melbourne while I was waiting in Townsville for it to arrive...
The big picture is patient outcomes. The whole purpose of having an air ambulance is to cut down crucial transport time to specialist care. Surely an asset that offers the ability to reduce that time should be met with greater approval rather than maligned with the negativity pervading what could be a more positive thread.
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