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Old 6th Sep 2016, 16:50
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The whole multi-use HEMS-Police-SAR helicopter thing was discussed at RUSI in April 2012. There were very experienced people there from all those helicopter disciplines and several countries.

The multi-use idea did not gain much traction.

Some UK air ambulance types were getting very excited about long-line and this led to much rolling of eyes amongst those who have a grasp of the HEC accident rate in other territories. The Norwegian air ambulance guy emphasised the training load for their long-line work (10 training sorties per op sortie) and that its purpose was to insert a paramedic before the SAR helicopter arrived.

The Poles were developing a system for MR to abseil from air ambulances but again that was about insertion of specialist help at the casualty location.
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