Diverting Flights

[Jneff71@aol.com]

I am seeking additional information regarding how other single helo, hospital 
based programs utilizing both an adult team and a pedi/neonate team handle 
diverting flights.  What is the practice on the whole regarding diverting a 
specialty team or the adult team OFF of an interfacility flight for scene 
response.  Is the diversion ok'ed by the sending physician?  Is the medical control 
physician given the authority to divert?  If the sending physician is given that 
authority who contacts him/her?  Is it done doc to doc, comm spec to doc?  If 
there is a diversion policy is there specific criteria that a patient must 
meet to qualify for the question "can we divert"?  Is there case law pro-con the 
issue that supports the diversion ideology for rendering care to a patient 
who is not currently in a hospital setting?

Thanks in advance for your help!  

Josh
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