Air ambulance/ Police- winching/ onshore rescue

[jackjack08]

Crabb
if you use the KED or the traction splint inappropriately you don't put the crew at increased risk nor do you endanger the life of the patient

Your comment above shows how little knowledge you have of the devices you say you use.

The KED is an inline immobilisation device for the extrication or rescue of a suspected spinal injury patient. used incorrectly, permenant disability to the patient can be the end result.

The traction splint is used for long bone fractures, any other associated fractures can be compromised by this device, IE fractured pelvis. using this device with a long bone injury and a pelvis fracture can cause that much blood loss that the patient could die in your arms. Not nice !

It seems that everyone is centred around the recurrent training. I would think that whoever/whenever this begins the CAA will have already approved a recognised training programme and put in BIG black letters the amount of minimum recurrency training for each winch operative per month/per annum.