The provincial government says it will allow parents to accompany their children on medical evacuation flights. The announcement comes after repeated calls to end the practice of airlifting them alone.
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Quebec mother whose toddler son died says family should be allowed on air ambulances
Health Minister Gaétan Barrette now says he’s looking into whether air ambulances can accommodate at least one parent, as pediatricians across Canada call on Quebec to change a policy that prevents family members from accompanying minors on medical flights.
Shot or stabbed? Private vehicles beat ambulances at saving your life
Inner-city gunshot and stabbing victims had a better chance of surviving when they rode to trauma centers in private vehicles rather than in ambulances, a new study showed. Those transported to urban U.S. hospitals in emergency vehicles were 62 percent more likely to die of gunshot or stab wounds than patients with similar injuries who […]
