... Antlers posted a link to the story above. ...
Appreciate the post. Missed the link the first time through... I am with SimonKenton, not sure how they can get away with NOT hauling them to hospital. KY requires ER doc to "call the code" and sign off date/time of death for the official death certificate. Even if the Doc just steps out to the back of the buggy and says "Yeah. He's dead." and signs off the run sheet. Maybe NY / NYC have a different protocol ?
Couldn't pronounce over the phone or radio telemetry?
During the time that I ran, we were EMT-B only. No P2 onboard. We had to call mobile medics if needed. "Calls" were by ER Doc, Flight Doc if we called Air Care to the scene, or coroner for those cases that were "obviously" DRT. May have had one or two instances where a flight nurse radio'ed their Doc / Medical Director to call one remotely if no Doc on the helicopter.
Nuff said...
