No EMS Helicopters in Ireland
Hello guys,
most of you pilots around the world have EMS in your countries, You would think that Ireland in it's current economic boom would have such a service. Well you would be wrong,Nothing!!! We do have military EMS 135's that are rarely used by Civilians (very rare). Lives that could have been saved by air end up dying in an Ambulance on a roadside enroute to trauma units each day. It's shocking.
I travel to th Uk most weeks and I notice that they have EMS in most places Metopolitan and remote, some NHS and the rest are charity operations.
I think fellas we need to drum up a charity and fund raise from these big oilers that we fly around Ireland for some cash for a Miracle Helicopter that they can claim against their taxes and make them saints in process.
I was in Wales today in Caernafon and their bo105 operated by Bond is funded by a Charity and they fundraise. They require 1.5 million a year to keep the serivice, 1.5 million is nothing compared to the lives that could be saved each day in Ireland. Insurance companies have to fork out 100's of thousands to each death that occurs so maybe they could be a sponsor and save them cash and their clients lives.
I once heard of a guy who died in wexford of an asthma attack because it took so long for Ambulance to get to him (1hr 45 mins), not the Ambulance's fault but by Air that man would still be with us and so would many others.
There should be no price on a life!!!
Well I have said my piece guys , I hope I make sense.
Fly safe,
Funfinn