As a general thought and based upon nothing particular, I have come to the conclusion American EMS pilots as a group are thicker than two short planks.
While considering the results of a bit of research and review of accident reports of fatal accidents over the past ten years or so....it became glaringly obivious EMS pilots are not innovative at all in the way they find to kill themselves and their crews.
One continues to see the same causes repeated over and over. I will admit every now and then a crew finds a new twist to an old trick and does themselves in with a bit of flair but that is just window dressing.
Is it just me or does the American EMS industry need to look for new, different, and better ways of doing themselves in or should we rely on the well known, proven devices that have sustained the industry all these years.
Practice sure seems to make perfect as evidenced by this year alone.
