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[Date Prev][Date Next][Date Index] Emory Flight - Non-injury incidentDATE... 12/28/2004 0600 EST PROGRAM... Emory Flight VENDOR... Air Methods ADDRESS... 215 Mid Field Drive Griffin, GA 30224 WEATHER... Clear. Not a factor AIRCRAFT_TYPE... AS350 BA TAIL#... 779LB TEAM... PIlot, Flight Nurse, and Flight Paramedic. . No injuries reported. No patient. DESCRIPTION... In parking lot which was a scene LZ, after patient loaded aboard aircraft an EMS stretcher was accidentally released. There was a slight slope and stretcher rolled into tail rotor. Damage to tail rotor and stretcher. Patient transported via another helicopter. Aircraft trucked to maintenance facility. No injuries. SOURCE... Ken Grimes, LifeNet Regional VP, Southeast Region VIA... David Kearns, CONCERN Coordinator =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The CONCERN network shares verified information to alert medical transport programs when an accident / incident has occurred. Please share the above information with your program staff. If you have further questions, please contact the CONCERN Coordinator, David Kearns at 800 525 3712 or email: coordinator@concern-network.org.
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