http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/02/fatal-crashes-of-medical-helicopters.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:50:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/02/fatal-crashes-of-medical-helicopters.html/comment-page-1#comment-52196 Orac Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:49:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2005/02/17936.html#comment-52196 I used to moonlight as a flight physician on a helicopter transport service back in the early 1990's. Back then, safety was considered paramount. The pilots and the pilots alone made the final decision about whether we flew or not on any given night when the weather was questionable. I had no say in the matter, nor did the higher-ups. I used to moonlight as a flight physician on a helicopter transport service back in the early 1990’s. Back then, safety was considered paramount. The pilots and the pilots alone made the final decision about whether we flew or not on any given night when the weather was questionable. I had no say in the matter, nor did the higher-ups.

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