Investigators Probe Wreckage of Medevac Crash

[navyemt51]

ya well a emt point when u are seriously hurt and we could drive through traffic and lights which should take about hour or longer but helicopter might 15 to 20 mins pending on where u go but ya they are in driven reach. the closeest trauma hosptial from me is 45 mins by ground not including traffic or lights. u tell me what better it sad they died but we know the risk

[motokid032]

My father was A Sheriff's Deputy killed in a helicopter crash,I feel for the loved ones and all families struck by the tragedy.

Rest In Peace

[wgreen44]

The news is so one sided. Doesn't say a thing about how many successful flights they've accomplished or how many lives have actually been saved because of medevac helicopters...

[highnrising]

Either you're a dope or you work for a Medevac company.

Every time one of these things crashes, its liable to kill about four or five people.

This industry grew so explosively because these helicopter transporters can bill the patient's health insurance company a couple of thousand dollars for a flight.

With most of these flights, the injured person could be just as well be driven to the hospital.

[Bruinpena]

Medevac has no business in a populated city where there are major hospitals within ambulance reach. I agree with highnrising about the profit motive. They belong in the rural/countryside, not in major cities.

[motokid032]

You tell me that when you need to take advantage of the Golden Hour.

[timmytyphoon]

@wgreen44 Im with you on this.Where I live getting to hospital is very commonly done via medivac helos and we have had a couple crashes over the years.But considering that they fly all day every day from place to place picking up people thier accident rate isnt realy much higher than regular ambulances and they save alot of lives that would otherwise been lost.

[teddrick912]

the one girl who survived, her name was Jordan Wells. i knew her from my church and she went to my college in my english class. no lie.