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Old 21st Feb 2005, 23:10
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Captain Q.

I acknowledge your thirst for information, and to further assist you I can offer an insight into the Minimum Equipment LIst (MEL's) that the pilot uses to determine the a/c serviceability legally.

MEL 25-64-2 ..... Installed ..... Required

1. First aid kit ........4 .......... 3
2. Physicians Kit ..... 1 ......... 0
3. Defibrillator ...... 1 ......... 0

From what you can see a minimum of three first aid kits are mandatory, however only one kit is required to have been unused, the other two can have been used and not be full.

Legally I also recall from my training in first aid that we were told that there has never been a legal precedence set to prosecute someone for not offering medical assistance, whether trained or untrained.

As a first aider you would have been trained to keep the vitals going of any patient until appropriate medical help arrives, and I would suggest that this would still be the case with or without a defibrillator.

Good luck in your quest.
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