The general point is well-made - don't use anything without asking the
pilot's permission first. Including defibs (don't ask).
-----Original Message-----
From: Accident and Emergency Academic List
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Sent: 21 September 2002 15:08
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Subject: Re: Mobile phones and medical equipment
In message <[log in to unmask]>,
Rowley Cottingham <[log in to unmask]> writes
>I'm afraid I sin. My mobile is always on except in aircraft where I
>cannot talk to the pilot (i.e. commercials; the helicopter guys don't
>mind in the slightest).
If on a fixed wing transfer, do NOT have it switched on. It interferes
with DME (a UHF based means of determining your distance from a
station). On a helicopter, I would ask the pilot just in case they are
using it.
If in my own aircraft, I ask friends to turn them off because the
ringing upsets my aerobatics!
One very good reason for having mobiles turned off in the department is
the disruptive nature of them ringing in the middle of a consultation.
--
Stephen Hughes SpR 'Arlow & pilot of the 21st Century.
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