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We have two prisons and a third soon to be online in our
area. We have frequent flights from the prison due to stabbings and other
assaults. Our pilots have control over who flies based on weight parameters and
weather conditions. We have a standing agreement with the institutions that the
smallest, lightest guard will be dispatched with the patient...this usually
works out fine. Otherwise we have ground and fixed at our disposal and if need
be a nurse can transport with our ground unit.
The prisoner is always required to have a guard in
attendance, armed! If this is not possible and no means of transport is
available I am certain the prison authorities would let the prisoner die in the
infirmery. It takes longer to pass in and out of security that it does to
assess, treat and package the patient for transport.
We fly an A-Star210B and a Cessna 421.
Lee
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