https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gdCH1XUIlE
22 minutes video - nearly 2 years old - 1 million views
bottom line - the entire usa ems system is based on the golden hour
principle - but no one knows if the principle is really true or not
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my thoughts
1. better to prevent accidents and injuries than to respond to them
2. helicopters serve important roles for police, fire, ems, and SAR
agencies - however the USA has only a handful of public safety helios
that serve all of these roles - so East Oshkosh ends up with a full
time medevac helo and a part time police helo and a parttime sar helo
and and a part time fbi helo and a imaginary fire helo and 10,000
military helios
Lets look at Massachusetts - there are 6 medevac helios that operate
24/7 - and there are 2 or 3 state police helos that operate weekdays -
and there is at least 1 USCG helo on duty 24/7 - and the news media in
Boston has 3 or 4 helios working weekdays - and the FBI might have 1
helo on call 24/7 - and the DEA and Border Patrol might share the FBI
helo - only the USCG helos have hoists - only the MSP helos can carry
a water bucket for forest fires - none of the helos can fly in
blizzards or hurricanes or thunder storms - none of the helos carry
rescue tools - none of the helos train with the USAR Task Force - only
the USCG helo can fly in thick fog - etc etc etc - the Natl Guard
might have 20 helos but you never know if they are staffed or out of
state - none of the helos ever train with a structural FD
anyone remember when USAF bases had firefighting Huskie helos?
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