Re: Crew Rest and Hospital Duties

[William Wingfield <will@willwingfield.com>]

Review the FAR's part 135.  You might find some help there as flight 
crewmembers.

Good luck, you've got a tough fight ahead of you
Will Wingfield

---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 19:13:21 -0600
>From: "Michael Lummus" <impavidu@sbcglobal.net>  
>Subject: Crew Rest and Hospital Duties  
>To: <flightmed@flightweb.com>
>
>I am a member of a flight crew that is employed by a hospital that
>contracts with an aircraft vendor.  That being said...
>The flight crews normally work 24 hour shifts and up until this 
point we
>were required to help with in house arrests, difficult IV starts, 
major
>traumas, etc...  The hospital now wants the crews to work 14 hours 
a day
>in the ED or ICU when not flying.  
>
>I was wondering what other hospital based crews are required to do 
as
>far as helping out in the hospital.  I can understand crews that are
>working 12 hour shifts having to be in the unit when not preforming
>flight related functions, but does anyone know of crews that are
>required to spend over half of a 24 hour shift in the unit?
>
>Does anyone have any research on crew rest?  Does anyone have 
protocols
>on working within a hospital while not on flights?
>Thank you for your help.
>
>M.L.
>
>
>
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