THE HERALD SUN
ROUGH RIDE FOR AMBOS - Page 18.
By Grant McArthur.
Letter to the Editor - hsletters@heraldsun.com.au
ROUGH RIDE FOR BIKER AMBOS (HS 28/11/2011) only if others make it so.
Health Minister David Davis can be proud of his initiative introducing
medics on motor scooters for a four-year trial.
Opposition criticism that they only operate in perfect conditions is
not credible. It's a trial. Restrictions will change as safety is
proved.
The Ambos union says they will only work the CBD where response times
were good. The trial will show bike medics attending in-car
emergencies in traffic jams and saving lives in big crowds at sports
events, festivals and parades where full size ambulances can't respond
quickly.
Paramedics on motorcycles work in NSW, SA, NZ and the UK. They will
work here. In the long run they will make the Victorian ambulance
service more efficient and saving lives and money.
Damien Codognotto OAM
Independent Riders Group
Melbourne
THE SUNDAY HERALD SUN
LETTERS
Damien Codognotto OAM
Independent Riders' Group
Melbourne
Health Minister David Davis can be proud of his initiative introducing
medics on motor scooters for a four-year trial.
Opposition criticism that they only operate in perfect conditions is
not credible. It's a trial. Restrictions will change as safety is
proved.
The Ambos union says they will only work the CBD where response times
were good. The trial will show bike medics attending in-car
emergencies in traffic jams and saving lives in big crowds at sports
events, festivals and parades where full size ambulances can't respond
quickly.
Paramedics on motorcycles work in NSW, SA, NZ and the UK. They will
work here. In the long run they will make the Victorian ambulance
service more efficient and saving lives and money.
Damien Codognotto OAM
Independent Riders Group
Melbourne
THE SUNDAY HERALD SUN
LETTERS
MEDICS ON MOTOR SCOOTERS! (SHS OCT 30, 2011) Brilliant! A better use of resources to help our stretched ambulance service.
The idea isn't new. The UK, US, Hong Kong and Singapore have paramedics on motorcycles. So do Sydney and Adelaide.
These riders carry a full payload of life-saving gear. They can get safely through crowds at major events and can penetrate traffic congestion in an emergency as no 4-wheeler can.
Bike paramedics will assess a scene and let base know how serious the call is. This allows full-size ambulance crews to avoid false alarms and prioritise cases. Crews can travel safer and be better prepared when they arrive.
With our jammed roads and big crowds, paramedics on motor scooters is a very, very good move.
Independent Riders' Group
Melbourne
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