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By Daniel Baxter |
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December 2, 2010 - Eurocopter
Sabah Air Aviation selected the EC145 after an extensive
evaluation, choosing the rotary-wing aircraft for its
market leadership in the helicopter emergency medical
services (HEMS) sector, benefitting from a large
interior that accommodates two patients and paramedics. “Helicopters have been playing a role in saving lives in many situations for decades now, and they are unbeatable for point-to-point speed,” said YB Pang Yuk Ming, the Chairman of Sabah Air Aviation. |
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“When
lives hang in balance, a helicopter air ambulance may be the
difference between life and death. We are now looking forward to
putting the EC145 into service.” The milestone EC145 for Sabah
Air Aviation is being kept busy after its delivery by Eurocopter
It was
immediately displayed and demonstrated its capabilities for the
extrication and evacuation of accident trauma victims’ mission
at the Ministry of Health’s 2nd International Conference on
Pre-Hospital Care and Emergency Communication System, organized
by the Malaysian Society for Traumatology and Emergency Medicine
and Emergency & Trauma Department of Hospital Kuala Lumpur.
This
conference’s theme was chosen following public concern about
paramedic response time for the treatment of accident victims in
a fatal Malaysian bus crash last month, which renewed the
government’s efforts to define better ways of managing such
disasters.
“Eurocopter
is the leading manufacturer of helicopters for emergency medical
services, with our EC135 and EC145 being the aircraft of choice
in these operations,” Nardelli explained. “The EC135 already is
well established in |