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EMS Helicopter forced down on golf course
Mon, 12/21/2009 - 09:39
THOUSAND PALMS — Engine trouble forced a helicopter transporting a patient to make an emergency landing Friday on a golf course in Thousand Palms.
The Native Air Ambulance was en route to the Palm Springs area around 2:50 p.m. when the crew reported a malfunctioning engine, according to Riverside County fire Capt. Fernando Herrera.
“There was some sort of situation, and the pilot had to make an emergency landing,” he said.
The crew set the chopper down near the ninth hole of the Tri-Palms Estates Country Club, near Boca Chica Terrace and Elizabeth Drive.
“He landed perfectly. There were no problems,” the fire captain said.
The patient, who had been picked up somewhere near the Arizona state line, was then taken by ground ambulance to a hospital, according to Herrera.
The Federal Aviation Administration was investigating.
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Landing on scene. Would you be comfortable as a crew member on this aircraft?
Well done :)
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/22/2009 - 02:57.No tears, no grief and well coordinated. Mission accomplished and everyone home safely after an unusual day. It's called professionalism.
So if the initial flight
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/22/2009 - 00:51.So if the initial flight required air transport why wasn't another air ambulance summoned to continue the flight?
It's a 10-mile drive to
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/22/2009 - 02:48.It's a 10-mile drive to Desert Regional Medical Center...it was also the intended destination of the aircraft/patient
When I first started in this
Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/22/2009 - 17:15.When I first started in this business nearly 10 years ago I had a lot of the same questions and it was explained to me in a way that satisfied my desire to understand the 'why' of many of these calls. A helicopter minimizes out of hospital time dramatically. Whether the patient is coming from a scene or outlying hospital they are always better served by being out of the hospital environment for the least amount of time. Sometimes a ground ambulance with the necessary crew is delayed an unreasonable or unknown amount of time. Generally the medical crews aboard the helicopter have higher levels of experience, possibly more training and certificates than you might find on an ambulance. Some rural counties have only 1 ambulance staffed by volunteer EMT's and they aren't allowed to leave the county since their absence would leave and entire county without EMS service for the amount of time that the transport required. Sometimes the Requesting Agency isn't sure about the severity of a head trauma, internal bleed or something that if it were your loved one you might very well rather they error on the side of caution and transport by air. As with all of these examples there are so many variables that play in to the decisions to request an air transport that it does no on any good to generalize one case and paint and entire industry with a single brush.
In my big picture we serve the patients best interests and perform our duties with pride, professionalism and honor, that's our part. Be Safe and have a happy holiday season and 2010.
What about the initial flight??
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/22/2009 - 01:21.Are you serious with that comment??? Perhaps the closest air ambulance was at least an hour away. Perhaps the patient refused further transport on a helicopter. Perhaps Thousand Palms is really close to Palm Springs.... Sometimes ya gotta adapt to the situation!!
Landing on golf course
Submitted by FlightRN911 on Mon, 12/21/2009 - 10:46.WTG. Strong work.