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I have no interest in prehospital care other than that I occasionally get asked to attend as leader of a team from the local ED. Reading the discourse on this flying squad issue, I am wondering who is in overall control in a situation when a team is called? the scene officer, usually a senior ambulance officer......? if there is a disagreement, such as the one Ray painted, who ultimately makes the decision and carries the can? I have found that attending crashes is rarely useful to the patient but thought that the one thing I could offer is the right triage decision. A disagreement is fine, we can discuss the options, but ultimately who is the one who has the final say? I would be alarmed if I could be called to the scene (reducing the cover in the department), only for my opinion on the safest triage decision to be overruled. Either I am useful or not. Which is it? I came because I was called. Are the site officers then simply calling us in to prevent criticism for not doing so? If you wish to respond,keep it general, please. Again I see local arguments on the list, which never paint anyone in a good light Steve Meek __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/