Sorry. I do not know the details. Can I suggest that you write to:
Dr. Gerhard Kugler.
Chairman,
European HEMS and AirRescue Committee,
ADAC Luftrettung GmbH,
Am Westpark 8,
81373 Munchen,
Germany.
Tim.
> <snip>
> > These EU guidelines are designed to encourage local cross border
> > co-operation (analagous to the cooperation between adjacent
> > ambulance services in the UK).
> >
> > I think that any worry about liability is pretty theoretical as
> > exact responsability would be pretty difficult to establish.
> >
> > Tim.
> >
> > Timothy J Coats MD FRCS FFAEM
> > Senior Lecturer in Accident and Emergency / Pre-Hospital Care
> > Royal London Hospital, UK.
>
> My concern is more specific. We cover a Highland area which sits next
> to Strathclyde region. A mountaineer who falls on the other side of
> popular mountains astride the regional boundry, which is 15 mins (14
> miles) drive from our rescue centre, has to wait an additional 1 hour
> and 45 mins while rescuers drive from Glasgow which is 85 miles
> further away. The police co ordinate the call out and find it
> acceptable despite our views.
>
> I was told that under EU law this would be regarded as failing to
> comply with the new legislation. I really wanted to know if this was
> the case.
>
> The Scottish ambulance service(SAS) has a much more humanitarian view
> of the boundry, and can use there assets crossing borders as they
> wish. They (SAS) are a national body and the police regional. It
> seems an anachronism and not in the best interest of the injured to
> not allow the nearest to attend first.
>
> David Gunn
>
>
>
Timothy J Coats MD FRCS FFAEM
Senior Lecturer in Accident and Emergency / Pre-Hospital Care
Royal London Hospital, UK.
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