Admin Posted April 7, 2008 Posted April 7, 2008 RAAF Hercules transports 240kg patient Queensland Health says it was forced to charter an RAAF Hercules to take a 240 kilogram patient from Mt Isa to Townsville on the weekend. However the Rural Doctors Association says other - less expensive - options should have been considered. Association state president John Hall says he hopes Queensland Health does not make a habit of using expensive aircraft to transport patients. "They do have access to some LandCruiser-type ambulances that do four-wheel drive retrieval work, which may have been able to take that pay load," he said. "Again, it would be a concern if this was a trend where by we were outsourcing to Defence on a regular basis."
shafs64 Posted April 7, 2008 Posted April 7, 2008 so you are saying that if i put on 150kg i will get a free ride in a c130.
spacesage Posted April 8, 2008 Posted April 8, 2008 The RAAF will probably give you a job. Unlike their superfit , lean, mean naval counterparts... (Go the Senior Service!!)
Matt Posted April 8, 2008 Posted April 8, 2008 Bloody pus'ers can't keep them from flogging the "senior citizen service" bit Air Force - civvies in uniform - way to go!
Yenn Posted April 8, 2008 Posted April 8, 2008 The report i saw stated that the patient was fit enough to travel by road, but they didn't have a suitable ambulance. I would have thought that a cattle truck would have done the trick.
Relfy Posted April 9, 2008 Posted April 9, 2008 Throw her in a J160, naked with 5 litres of fuel. No worries!
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