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Old 12th July 2008 | 23:39
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ShyTorque

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Thanks Panther - see it can be done !!
Yes, we have all agreed that a casualty can be carried in a police helicopter but unfortunately, this one is not a good example to support your argument because the casualty is dead. It is possible that he might have had a better chance had a properly equipped, specialised air ambulance been available.

I've carried quite a few casualties in police helicopters myself, in the days before an air ambulance was available in our area of responsibility. One of the more seriously injured ones didn't survive. Another time I very reluctantly had to decline to carry another RTA victim because I was very concerned that he would not survive if we flew him away from the treatment he was receiving. The doctor with him told me he needed to physically work alongside the patient and the aircraft simply couldn't accommodate that. They sent him in the ambulance on scene and thankfully he survived.
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