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[QUOTE="LasVegasYank, post: 2806227, member: 7711"]
Most distressing is the lack of training provided to first responders in districts covered by "air ambulances."  Many times, I've read that injured persons transported this way were released from the hospital that day or next, indicating that their injuries were not serious or life-threatening.  There have been many cases where the crews of these helicopters were killed in transit to the scene of an accident.  One right here I my area resulted in the death of both pilots and the nurse and doctor medical team onboard.

I fear that this system is being gamed due to the "use it or lose it" crowd ruing the show.

The system is very expensive utilizing a multi-million dollar helicopter, which costs big money to maintain and operate,  with hundreds of thousands of dollars in equipment and a crew which can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in salaries and benefits, not to mention the costs of modifying physical plant with a landing pad and area warning devices.

I feel for the people who get charged those enormous amounts of money.  Some of the charges, of course, are padded in the same way as $40.00 boxes of Kleenex and $5,00 Q tips you see on hospital bills.
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