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Post by dofd on Jul 29, 2010 22:50:36 GMT -8
There must be a system. Or do they go helicopter.
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Post by dofd on Jul 29, 2010 22:51:49 GMT -8
Question is, on a weekend like this, what happens?
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Jul 30, 2010 9:42:09 GMT -8
I assume that you are referring to the major routes. If they are being sent to the mainland for care and are low-risk, they usually will go via Ambulance aboard the ferry. Generally, critical patients that require specialty care will be transported by helicopter.
I am pretty sure that the ambulance has priority for travel and would be treated as having an ALT.
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Post by glasseye on Jul 30, 2010 18:14:09 GMT -8
Emergency medical traffic does get priority on BCF. I don't know if transfers of stable patients would class as emergency, though.
In addition to BCF and air ambulances, the Coast Guard's hovercraft are occasionally used for island medivacs. I believe Penac did a medevac from Bowen last week. They're fast enough (~45 kts) to make it to the eastern gulf islands (e.g. Galiano, Mayne) without much trouble.
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