Re: Safety Question?

["Scott Sherry" <ssherry@pehsc.org>]

I would suggest that routine hot loads and hot off loads are VERY safe if
they are ROUTINE and the crew doing them does them all the time.  If a
specialty team with an isolette of that weight is doing a hot off load, I
can see where there might be a safety hazard.  My program does just about
everything hot...saves on engine starts, yes, but it also saves time...a few
minutes here and there to do cold off loads and cold loads adds up when your
patient need advanced tertiary care.  How long can that part of the heart go
without oxygenated blood?

Be safe!

Scott Sherry
STAT MedEvac
Pittsburgh, PA
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Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 6:26 PM
Subject: Safety Question?


> Would you consider it a standard of the industry to do "HOT UNLOADS" at
the
> recieving facility, also the helicopters home, with 150 pound isolette.
This
> as come up recently at a facility near by.  New helicopter new program and
I
> am hearing that they want to do hot unloads to reduce the number of engine
> starts.  I understand the cost of engine starts, (Bell 407) but we also
need
> to wory about safety.  By the way the flight crew on the teams consist of
ICU
> nurses with only little helicopter safety and experience.
>
> Any information on other facilities doing the same or have had problems
with
> such please contact directly.
>
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