Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"Most people don't realize the life-and-death role that emergency medical helicopters play in our healthcare system. But the critically ill and injured are airlifted once every 90 seconds in our nation. That's why it is important not to underestimate the value of air medical services - because the life saved might be yours or a loved one's."

Source:  AAMS President Sandy Kinkade, testifying before a crowded House hearing, this week, on the Oversight of Helicopter Medical Services. The  Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) President offered an overview of the medevac helicopter industry and discussed the need for greater funding for airport and low-altitude infrastructure  improvements, among other initiatives aimed at making  patient air transport safer. The hearing was called by the U.S. House of Representatives Aviation Subcommittee to better understand and evaluate the complex, overlapping factors that relate to safe air-medical operations.

FMI: www.aams.org