Originally Posted by
S76Heavy
The risk of something bad happening when the HEMS crewmember exits the helicopter rotors running at the scene of the incident and knocks the controls is a lot higher than the chance of the crewmember saving the day because his pilot becomes incapacitated.
Might I suggest that you shouldn't exit rotors running? What is to be gained by not waiting a minute for the shutdown, especially if the front seat 'crew' is ancillary to the more qualified paramedic in the back?
As AC stated, a fairly lame argument against having another set of hands and eyes to help in the front, IMO.