Watched last nights copper-chopper show on the telly.
It may have been down to the way the show was edited
, but there is a guy in the middle of nowhere with his leg hanging off, totally un-accessible by road to an ambulance. Chopper turns up & lands and they spend time umming and ahhing about if they can take the poor guy to hospital due to "rules". I for one watched incredulous at this, felt like shouting :
"STOP FECKING ABOUT AND TAKE THE GUY TO HOSPITAL!!! YOU ARE THERE, HIS LEG IS HANGING OFF, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR - GET ON WITH IT!!!"
In fact there were a few things on the show which made me wonder about the cost effectiveness of some of the taskings.
And finally, do you really stand on a helmet to see if its OK??????
I seem to recall there are some police chopper pilots on here and would be interested to get the inside view, as I dont think last nights programme showed their work in a very favorable light.
Regards, SD..