Final Thought

["Mac Fianna" <macfianna@hotmail.com>]

Respected Colleagues,

My final thought before I personally bid farewell to the Air Evac topic.

I think most of us in this profession will agree that launching in poor 
weather, not maintaining our aircraft in an airworthy condition, or any 
other risk have no place in this industry. After all, we are not flying 
corporate executives around to make another million dollars for a huge 
company. We are established and requested to make an impact in the mortality 
and morbidity of the patients we serve. They depend on us to use our 
professional judgement to NOT increase that incidence of mortality and 
morbitity. Yes, we are heros in the eyes of many. But will will NEVER be 
heros in the eyes of the parent or child of a patient we kill with our egos 
or stupidity. They will never forget or forgive us, and hence our industry 
gets yet another perpetual black eye.

To gamble with safety in this industry serves justice to no one. Sometimes 
the greatest "skill" we have as air medical professionals is the utilization 
of the word "No".

Best regards to all,

P.R. Adams



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