slapshot121212 were you a rescue swimmer?

When I worked EMS in Las Vegas I was on a rollover MVA 10 miles out of town with 9 patients. 3 helicopters on the deck at one time, 2 FD engines, FD heavy rescue, FD rescue and 5 ambulances. All 9 were transported, 3 by the helicopters and 6 by ground ambulance. It was a crazy scene! I can only imagine what drivers were thinking as they drive past.

@@mickfunny4185 I swear every time I talk to someone who was in the USCG they always tell me "Wow you're the only person who never asked if I was a rescue swimmer" Not all nonepilots in CG Aviation are swimmers. In fact the biggest majority are crew members.

That’s what I was thinking as well

@@CenTexPhoto o God I can't imagine the scene. I hope everyone made it but judging from your description I'm guessing one or more didn't survive.

goof ball Do you feel accomplished and satisfaction at the end of the day? The only reason i ask is because I'm thinking of a future career with life flight.

Of all the emergency medical air lifts that you did, how many of the air lifts do you think were unnecessary and that could have been transported by ground? The reason I asked that question is because I worked in a Level 1 Trauma Medical Center in California and almost half our patients that come by air are not serious enough to travel by air. For example, we get patients by air because they either have a broken arm or leg. In that case, I think they should travel by ground. I guess it is good for the patients to arrive faster by air, but I think we should save our emergency air lifts for our life threatening patients.

@@sactownism these were I was the pilot in the middle helo.

could you send me some patches please

​@@maxhallman1036Is that the AMC Vandy program?if so, I flew all three at one point.

You have to pay for that in the usa?

@@user-qm9my9ip5n If you're not insured.

@@jamesm568 Oh man. Thanks for ur answer. I just know the situation where i live and here its free

@@user-qm9my9ip5n yes thousands of dollars, you’ll need a second helicopter once you receive the first bill

@@user-qm9my9ip5n only free if you pay your healthcare tax 😂

I did

+Odin Matrix It really depends on the call. I'm originally from the Middle TN area. The Life Flight crew at Vanderbilt is second to none. The Hospital itself is a Level 1 Trauma Level 4 Neo and Level 3 Burn Unit. They have 6 helicopters total and 5 ready to respond at all times. They have a total of 6 bases they operate from and serve Northern Alabama, Southern Kentucky, and Middle TN.

+VOLFANATIC3 i take it you know a lot about Vanderbilt, but what im trying to get at is did these helicopters all go to a hospital with multiple helipads on that hospital or did all 3 go to different hospitals because most hospitals only have 1 helipad

Look at google maps. Vanderblt hospital has 2 landing pads. The childerns hospital across street has one so maybe they used that one

Marcello T I'm from across the country so I have had no idea about the local hospitals

@@odinmatrix3116 the first one was getting unloaded when I landed pilot for the middle helo.

One of the ambulances said Dickson County on it. That’s just west of Nashville, TN.

I40 do go through Virginia

This was in Dickson County TN, just west of Nashville.

And Lifeflight doesn’t contract with any insurance companies so it’s all out of network. But the good news is that they can’t balance bill you the other 40% of the bill. Thanks to the No Surprises Act

kel yeah but u don't live in ny

These helos are from the same hospital but from different places

The first thing I would say is that you probably do have at least three, but you don't see them as much BECAUSE you live in a big city. Outside of interfacility transfers, those birds will be used more in rural areas. It would be cost-prohibitive to use them in major cities for scene flights. That's what ground ambulances are for.

@Psychological Nudity Explain your response.

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My dads friends fly these they are Vanderbilt life flight helicopters.

+David Ashmore car accident, why would it be on an interstate

@@masonhill2723 I was the pilot in the middle helo.

Guardian081 we have good helicopters in the U.S. it's just we tend to use other allied countries medevecs a little more so. I have to admit I love those helicopters and I mean our country has nice medevec helicopters as well.

There are quite a few U.S. manufactured EMS helicopters out there. Bell is making big inroads into the EMS field with their latest models.

Eurocopter produces some pretty solid helos possibly the most used in the world

Many American services use American aircraft. Bell and Sikorsky make fine Medical helicopters. The 206's and 407's are prevalent in the industry.

George Theofanous that they do. I know Bell has developed “quieter” ones for major cities. To me, it’s the company and how well they take care of their aircraft more than the manufacturer. I live in an area notorious for medical choppers crashing. One not too far from my house, one in my families hometown, and a couple of more in the OKC metro. 2 of those were Eagle Med who really, honestly SUCKED before air methods bought them out and got rid of their birds in the area