"dennis@home" wrote in message
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On 09/03/2013 10:24, Chris J Dixon wrote:
dennis@home wrote:

However the helicopter air ambulances probably don't save any lives.
If you think about it they are always secondary units to arrive and the
paramedics that are already at the sceen have already done the work to
stabilise the patient before the helicopter is even scrambled.

I am pretty sure that the same amount of money invested elsewhere would
be far more effective in saving lives.

However its your money to spend as you please, just don't try and spend
public money on them.

Yet another demonstration that there is no limit to the areas in
which you lack understanding.

A relative of mine owes her life to the London Air Ambulance,
following an accident on the Cromwell Road.

Even the Air Ambulance crew didn't really expect her to make it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=zZdIUdGZda8

Chris


However her life was probably saved by the ambulance that arrived before
the helicopter was even asked for.

It would be interesting but rather costly in lives to see what happened if
they didn't send an ambulance and only sent the air ambulance.

Totally impractical of course as the helicopter wouldn't be able to land
without someone else being there.

Bull****. Ours do it all the time.