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Let's hear from everyone on this. I believe this is a huge contributing factor to incidents and possibly accidents. Has anyone experienced a safety issue that might have been related to fatigue level? Day or Night, Med Crew or Pilot, Mechanic or Flight Coordinator?
I like everyone here I suspect has been on some real tragic calls involving pediatric trauma, abuse and fatalities. I guess you learn to block it, but it's really tough when you see kids the exact same age as your own involved in things like that.
My condolences to all the families involved. I flew and lived with Jim in Alaska, during the 2002 season. He was a great person and a very safe, conscientious pilot. I can promise that Jim would do anything to ensure the safety of all. He had a one of a kind blend of lightheartedness, professionalism, and skill. To the parents of Jim, thank you for such a wonderful friend, and coworker. He was one of a kind and will be missed like none-other. I am so sorry for your loss.
Ryan Porhola
another great job well done Glencoe fire dept nice to see our volunteer,s in atcoin prayers go out to the lady driving keep up the good work guy,s
Thanks. I had a MRI scan the first night. I had been in hospital for about a week uenorgnidg various tests when they discovered a DVT in the affected leg subsequently I was treated with injections and Warfarin on discharge for three months and I am on Clopidogrel at the moment.
Imrpsesvie brain power at work! Great answer!
Congratulations Duke Life Flight !!
Id be the first one to agree that a good mech has a good "get it done" attitude. However, in this industry as well as others, economic growth of the company is first and formost above everything , including safety. I recently left an EMS company in Missouri, we all know who that is, because I would not budge on doing the right thing even at the cost of the maintenance schedule. So, until that problem gets solved, we are all going to suffer, period.
obviosly they've never needed one.
great points and I agree with you 110% about the day shift and too many mgr's trying to appear to be managing. My only concern would be if the program was particularly busy and that might start to affect patient care. Most programs have a time out for safety function, but my experience has been that although it's on the books, they strongly discourage it's use. Just one more case of talking safety out one side of the mouth and revenue out the other. When, when, when will these people get it, we are not lazy. Not sure what the answer is buddy. In the immortal words of Joe Dirt, keep on keeping on.
'safety above all else'.
A very good story with a positive outcome. It would be awesome if there were more outcomes like this than the CFIT stuff that is going on. I think that the comments related to the FNG is relative, but I would like to study the effects of JetA on the central nervous system. I think too many FNG's have JetA-itis and just do not realize how dangerous this job can be if safety is not your number one priority each flight. Besides just keeping ourselves safe we owe it to our patients, our profession, and our families to strive to get over the JetA-itis and start taking an active role in getting educated as medical crew by the pilots on what can kill you. I am not talking about learning to fly the helicopter or trying to cut in on the pilots territory, but ask for tips about weather forecasting, aircraft limitations etc.... If pilots are familiar with the area they are flying in they usually are pretty darn good at weather forecasting and interpretation. Many pilots are willing and can teach you some good information if you have the right attitude and don't act like a know it all or as if you already have a pilot license. The goal is to obtain needed information to make you a more informed decision maker and keep you safer.
Howdy this is kind of of off topic but I was wanting to know if blogs use WYSIWYG etiodrs or if you have to manually code with HTML. I92m starting a blog soon but have no coding skills so I wanted to get guidance from someone with experience. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Is anyone using this in flight? Plans to use in the future?
I enjoy the 24 hour shift. It is hardly too busy and if so I have never had an issue with OOS for crew rest. I believe safety is paramount and that with the right standards it is a safe practice.
Fly Safe!
Jesus Christ is the focus of Christian healing eniistrims that are freeing people from the pain associated with unhealthy lifestyles. There is no limit on the healing power of Jesus Christ. Negative emotions are damaging to the body. Modern life is often characterized by a mounting sea of daily pressures and stressful events which are coming at us from every direction. However, the real culprit behind stress and stress related illnesses is not the situations and daily pressures that are bombarding us. The real culprit behind stress is the emotional reactions that we are experiencing on the inside of us. These emotions can generate sickness within our body. Negative emotions release chemical reactions in the body and the brain. These reactions affect organs on every level including the stomach, heart, large muscles, and the cells throughout the entire body. The most dangerous emotions include: un-forgiveness, depression, rage, anger, worry, fear, grief, guilt and frustration.
Stop your whining... Go run some interfacility transfers.
This was truly amazing! In the remote island in the Philippines, a group of medical mission from PAMAS gave the people there a great medical service. Here is the link http://medicalaviation.org/site/philippines/2009/11/10/medical-mission-g.... God bless all you people who does their job with love and charity.
Linda Costner
Hawaii helicopter tours
I can relate. I am my deangfathrrs medical power of attoney and don't know his full history either. I just say He's 98 and has everything . Usually brings about a laugh or two.
This is a great step in the right direction (if only the programs will actually implement and support it versus the usual lips service they give to safety).
I absolutely agree with you. We all have calls that are disturbing or where we feel we could have done something different or better but, for me, my life away from work is how I deal with it. It's easy to feel like you need to cover every open shift or not be the guy that called out sick but taking time for yourself and doing what keeps you sane and healthy is important.
Psmith, it absolutely looks like a baiagrn. I'm not banking that EE's second half production will carry over into 2012, but his versatility at first (and apparently training him in the outfield) will be a steal at 3.5 mill.
Just admit it! Just pleasing! Your pitsong manner is charming and the way you dealt the topic with grace is valued. I92m intrigued, I assume you are an expert on this subject. I am subscribing to your upcoming updates from now on.
A federal court has ruled that the law of Pr? President Obama's health reform, constitutional (pdf) is. U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia dismissed a claim to a Christian group that a statutory provision of the law that requires most Americans to get health insurance - amplifying the Constitution t <- known as the individual mandate? BR> The opinion was written by Judge Laurence Silberman, who was of Pr? President Ronald Reagan appointed and is called a conservative ..
I heard about this story Apparently the guy called 911 to resqeut a towel, some Hot Chocolate, and a hug The poor guy's obviously very confused. That part of Obamacare doesn't kick in till 2014.