GOM wrote
and I've reached many scenes before EMS even arrived, so we had to circle
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Why that, thats the advantage of HEMS, to be faster than the "groundtroops".
Thats the philosophie of HEMS in Germany and other european countries. Many times we are the first ones on scene and could treat the patients before the EMS arrives. These minutes are in many cases essential for the health of the patients.
By the way, an emergency doctor is always member of the crew ( at least in germany, austria, netherland and suisse )
skadi