Alouette 3 sorry that you found my thought naive but sometimes it easier to cut through the "revised and updated guidelines and protocols" and ask my basic simple question.
There have been many cases were after an accident a patient has been transport by an ambulance. One case I remember well, was after a patient was removed from a wreck A109 at St Peters he travelled to the destination hospital by ground transport. Studying similar cases (and there are quite a few) it would seem that these "guide lines and protocols" may need further revision and updates. Again sorry this may also sound naive, but it's just another thought
As homonculas states, we have been discussing this issue since the 1980's and not an awful lot has changed.
Also I do fully realize that "exposure to harm" comes with the territory, as you put, it is ever present, but please notice I said UNNECESSARY exposure to harm. One extra word makes quite a difference.
To quote our friend VF, Happy landings all ways.
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