Re: 24hour shifts

[Helodoc@aol.com]

Another thought about 24 hour shifts:

Why don't we lobby the FAA so the pilots can do 24 hour shifts?  If you are 
an advocate of the medical crew doing 24s then there should be no problem 
about the pilot being equally capable.  The jobs are very similar - critical 
decision making and motor skills, with a risk that there will be a loss of 
life if an error is made.

Personally, I would prefer being flown and cared for by someone who had at 
least a chance of being rested.

Dave Thomson

David P. Thomson, MS, MD, FACEP
Associate Professor
Emergency Medicine
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY 13210
315.464.6219 voice
315.464.6229 fax

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