ALS Cost

[brentoli]

Does anyone have any reports or research for the start up cost of an ALS fly-car service? Forget payroll and vehicle cost. I am looking along the lines of equipment, insurance, any other overhead I might not think about by not being an administrator.

[RatPack]

Here is a good article I think you need to be a member to view it though.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=A...62a83821351ee7a

[spenac]

Really not that expensive. Depends on how well equiped this car will be. Bad idea though, just put Paramedics on all aaaaaaammmmmbbbbbbuuuuuulllllaaaannnnnncccceeeesss and no need to try this.

[kyle308]

Really not that expensive. Depends on how well equiped this car will be. Bad idea though, just put Paramedics on all aaaaaaammmmmbbbbbbuuuuuulllllaaaannnnnncccceeeesss and no need to try this.

why is this such a bad idea? Brent is on at a volunteer service and that is probably why he is looking into an ALS fly car.

We have all volunteer basics at my service and the paramedic is Paid and is on station 24/7. He responds in a fly car when a call comes out fully stocked wkith all the ALS equipment so the patient receives ALS equipment until the volunteer ambulance arrives and then the medic transports with us to continue care or transfer to BLS depending on the patients condition.