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Rash Of EMS Chopper Crashes Prompts Changes
They're designed to save lives, but, in less than two months, five EMS choppers nationwide crashed to the ground.
Travis County-based STAR Flight takes off from the helipad at Brackenridge Hospital about 1,500 times a year. The startling jump in the number of accidents nationwide has everyone in the industry looking for answers -- and fast.
Monday, Benton County, Arkansas. A med-evac helicopter falls back to the ground, just after picking up a car crash victim. The patient dies, three crew members are injured. It's the fifth fatal crash since January.
"It is at an alarming rate that this is starting to occur," said Willy Culberson, aviation director for STAR Flight.
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They're designed to save lives, but, in less than two months, five EMS choppers nationwide crashed to the ground.
Travis County-based STAR Flight takes off from the helipad at Brackenridge Hospital about 1,500 times a year. The startling jump in the number of accidents nationwide has everyone in the industry looking for answers -- and fast.
Monday, Benton County, Arkansas. A med-evac helicopter falls back to the ground, just after picking up a car crash victim. The patient dies, three crew members are injured. It's the fifth fatal crash since January.
"It is at an alarming rate that this is starting to occur," said Willy Culberson, aviation director for STAR Flight.
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