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Subject: Re: [world-cruising] New US regulations
From: Bryan Genez (capella@XXX.XXX)
Date: Tue Jan 07 2003 - 13:22:54 EST
Rosalie B. wrote:
> I was also told (after the fact) that I might have been able to get
> Bob retrieved from our boat after his heart attack by the CG and
> airlifted to Miami for free. But as things turned out, what we did
> cost more money, but was really better. It would have been very nerve
> wracking for me to try to get the boat back by myself, and I wouldn't
> have wanted to leave him, and he wouldn't have wanted to leave the
> boat unsecured.
Back when I was working SAR, we had a policy of not evacuating heart attack
victims by helicopter until after medical personnel were confident that the
patient was stabilized.
This policy was implemented right after we gave some heart surgeons some
complimentary helo rides <G>. Seems they decided the helo was a greater
risk to the patient than was leaving him on the boat!
Out of that policy came a program where we'd carry fire dept paramedics in
our helos and lower them to the boats with their communications gear. Once
the patient was properly stabilized, we'd lift everyone and transport to the
nearest hospital.
The program has expanded to the point where helo crewmen are trained as
EMTs. But it remains critically important to stabilize a heart patient
before introducing the stress of a basket hoist and a chopper ride.
-- Best,Bryan (KB3HMZ) "Capella" Valiant 40 #158 Annapolis, MD
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