Re: Wait A Second... (Speaking of AirMedical)

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I'd break down my opinion into to separate statements. (1) Helicopters shouldn't

be automatically dispatched unless they are the primary responder for that area

(which I've heard happens out west, and even though I shouldn't, still think is

pretty cool). (2) MOI is absolutely a part of assessment whether for triage or

not, but it isn't an absolute decision-maker like they forced on us for years.

The whole picture is what matters.

Austin

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> (Wow, that's longer than I thought.)

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> But wait... isn't what this article is talking about dangerously close to

dispatching AirMed based off of MOI? ...In fact, isn't that exactly what it is?

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> I thought that MOI wasn't supposed to be taken into consideration as much

anymore; whether the door is into their compartment one inch or ten, if they're

walking, they can't be that bad.

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> At least that's what I've been hearing of late.

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> Do you guys think MOI has a place in triage or not?

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> Alyssa Woods, NREMT-B

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