Long Transport Times?

[9C1EMT]

My dept. has it's choice of three hospitals, all the same drive time....20 - 30 mins code 2/chillin' but not dawdling, depending on road/weather/traffic, but we also have a medevac option...sometimes.

[ems1]

Hey guys... I work in a rural area and transport time can be anywhere between 5 minutes to 25 minutes. Depending on which area of the county we're called to. We also have the Lifeflight chopper but it flies whenever they feel like it. A little cloud in the sky and no flying. Makes for a lot more patient contact though.

[iditacom]

Out in rural Alaska. Response time is about 4 hours to get your patient on a medivac, if you are lucky to have good weather and a lit runway. If not, you could be stuck with a patient for days. Called the golden week out here. :shock: :arrow:

[Eric]

left town on Tuesday at 2230 got back in town on Thursday at 0445 i think thats the time we got back

[akroeze]

left town on Tuesday at 2230 got back in town on Thursday at 0445 i think thats the time we got back

I think you owe us a story on that one...

[Eric]

well it's a out of town run chuck run how ever you want to call it from Lou,KY to PA

[bandaidpatrol]

LDT. Long Distance Transport. Red Blanket Service

We got stuck on the PA Turnpike during a snow Storm once on an LDT, took 42 hours to do a typical 20 hour transport. We tx a lot of nuns, etc to this catholic sisters homes in S. Carolina.

[Davalee]

Where I work our transports take us anywhere from 25 to 60 min. depending on where we've responded from, where the patient is and what hospital we are going to. Most of our calls end up being about 2 hours a call, including response time, scene time and transport. You get to know your patient real well by the time you are done.

[Alcomedicism]

It peeves me when I am listening to the scanner and I hear an MVA that occured on or near the county line and it takes the dispatchers 10-15 mins to figure out which unit to call out to the scene. Alot of times now if its on or near the county line, both crews show up, and they decide from there. The confusion here only adds to the on-scene response time as well as transport time.

-Dixie

[akroeze]

It peeves me when I am listening to the scanner and I hear an MVA that occured on or near the county line and it takes the dispatchers 10-15 mins to figure out which unit to call out to the scene. Alot of times now if its on or near the county line, both crews show up, and they decide from there. The confusion here only adds to the on-scene response time as well as transport time.

-Dixie

Here it is closest unit takes it regardless of geographical borders.