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Rock throwing on Ambulance in Cap-Haitian and Port-au-Prince

For no apparent reasons, individuals have been attacking ambulaces transporting the sick on the way to the hospital. On Monday, November 9, around 3:00AM an ambulance transporting someone on emergency was hit by unknown individuals with rocks. Another similar incident was recorded last Friday, in Cap-Haitian.

Pou okenn rezon, moun te atake ambulaces ki tap transpòte malad sou wout pou ale nan lopital. Nan Lendi, 9 Novanm , otou 3:00 AM te gin yon anbilans ki te ape transpòte yon moun sou ijans ki te tombe amba wòch . Yon lòt ensidan te anrejistre Vandredi dènye, nan Cap ayisyen

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Air Methods gets Big Contract from Haiti Air Ambulance

Haiti Air Ambulance Service Inc. (HAASI) made an announcement to the media it has partnered with Air Methods Corporation (AMC), a supplier of air transport medical services, to offer transportation services from rural hospitals in Haiti's hinterlands to metro acute-care facilities. This is good news for Haiti's Emergency Medical Services sector, which can anticipate critical events will receive air transport services at the scene.

AMC will supply two state-of-the-art Bell 407 helicopters, staffed with three pilots and two mechanics. They will augment HAASI's emergency medical technicians, trained in air transport procedures.

HAASI, a New York non-profit, has been on a humanitarian mission to deliver beneficial healthcare services to Haiti's poorer residents. The problem AMC CEO, Aaron Todd, says that afflicts Haiti is "Patients with survivable injuries . . . too often die because of lack of trauma care in remote parts of the country . . ." He adds deteriorated roads form the nexus of the problem.

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New Air Ambulance Services in Haiti, for whom exactly?

This is what I saw in the newspaper this morning. A group of movers and shakers in the helicopter EMS industry has introduced a new air medical service for Haiti. The Haiti Air Ambulance (HAA)

Haiti Air Ambulance, a not-for-profit foundation will launch Haiti's first permanent helicopter EMS program.

They expect to provide life-saving emergency services to all Haitians regardless of income.

According to the information, this new service is supposed to alleviate Haiti's dire emergency medical needs.

Haiti Air Ambulance, a not-for-profit foundation will launch Haiti's first permanent helicopter EMS program.

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Haiti Air Ambulance; A New Air Medical Service for Haiti

Every year scores of Haitians die from accidents, disease and many other causes that could have been successfully treated had they been treated properly in a well-equipped hospital emergency room. Haiti has ten million people but with a single hospital only in the capital city that offers advance trauma and critical care unit.

The country has a rugged and mountainous landscape. Many patients with survivable injuries like broken bones or other similar causes die on the bumpy roads because they cannot reach the hospital in time. It is a death sentence for Haitians who are unlucky enough to get sick or hurt more than a few miles from a good hospital. A country like Haiti was in dire need of Air Ambulance service for a long time.

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