transport time (school assignment)

["Mark Seeloff" <docmseeloff@hotmail.com>]

TO: Flightmed group:
From: Mark Seeloff
Subject: Transport Time (School assignment)

I would like to introduce myself to the group. I am nursing student at the 
University of Buffalo. I am also a career firefighter/paramedic with the 
City of Lockport Fire Department, New York. I am also a hospital 
corpsmen(USNR) for the 3 /25 Marine company out of Buffalo, New York. I have 
experience with Mercy flight (ground crew) and helicopter evacuation with 
the marines.I am interested in becoming a flight nurse after college. I have 
a question for the group that has to do with transport time.

My fire department runs the local ambulance service and there is a local air 
ambulance. I researched the department records for transport time for 
traumas for the past 3 years. I compared the transport time from leaving the 
scene to on scene at the local trauma center both by our ground transport vs 
air transport. Our ground time for transport was 30 minutes to the trauma 
center. The air transport time was 40 minutes. My department is ACLS,PALS 
and BTLS certified. My question is Should we wait the 10 minutes for the air 
transport or should we by pass the air transport for the faster time to the 
trauma center ? Considering the golden hour but the local protocol states 
that the air transport if available be used.
We are certified in ACLS,PALS, and BTLS but we do not have all the fancy 
machines that is carried on the helicopter. I would appreciate your inputs 
on this subject. Thanks




Mark Seeloff
Student Nurse
University of Buffalo
docmseeloff@hotmail.com



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