Guppy,
If the chances of survival are not greatly increased by the return option,then the justification(to break the reg) isnt there.Just how you ascertain that in 5 minutes is the problem and in this regard,your argument carries more favor.I never said it was an easy decision to make.All I said was that the decision isnt automatically made for you if the crew are cat 3 experienced but only cat 1 certified.I'm not a doctor but as I understand it,if the patient can be kept alive,the effectiveness of clot-busting drugs is very much time-dependent.
Where is Sudden Winds..he started all this anyways.