Comments on: Jay Man Airlifted After Saturday Crash

By: Jusme

Jusme — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 07:57:18 +0000

Prayers for a speedy recovery
Thank you William for your compassion and fast reporting

Another reason too to call life flight is if the paper mill is doing it’s infamous train load swaps …traffic is backed up ….ambulance can’t get thru…. minutes matter. .lives matter..

By: Lynn

Lynn — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 14:39:29 +0000

Prayers for Jonathan and him Momma. They have been through so much is the past year and now this. When someone’s life is at stake and it is the one YOU love is money going to be what you think of? Really? Jonathan had to go through surgery to fix his arm and his hip is a wait and see situation. Thank you William for clearing up the assumptions everyone likes to make. We love you Jonathan!!!!

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 08:49:06 +0000

Thank you William for explaining part of the reason why a helicopter is called. We have protocols we must follow to properly care for patients. You are very much correct about Mechanism of injury and suspicion of greater injuries than immediately visible. Also there is no way to know all the details of an accident from a news article. This man apparently ended up having life threatening injuries…a long bone fracture and pelvic fracture can result in a life threatening amount of blood loss…and it’s not always apparent on scene. Not to mention possible nerve and compromised circulation that could cause loss of life or limb. Rib fractures can result in internal bleeding and lung punctures that can severely compromise breathing and circulation. Again mechanism of injury can suggest the patient has greater injury than can be seen at the moment. Jay cannot handle fractures. Taking him there would have delayed definitive care and resulted in TWO ambulance bills…one by ground and one by air because he would have been flown…and two hospital facility bills. And no, no tax dollars wasted. The responsible party and their insurance is billed, not the tax payer. That’s what auto insurance, health insurance and payment plans are for. I’m thankful that he is alive and recovering and that my co workers provide competent professional care that saved yet another life. Don’t sit back and judge a call by a few lines in a news story especially when you have no clue about the true details and medical protocols and care. Thank you William for your reports and pictures.

By: Alexus

Alexus — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 01:55:30 +0000

He did not just have minor injuries! He was airlifted because he snapped his arm and they wanted to make sure he didn’t have internal injuries FROM HIS SEATBELT! Also he broke his right hip and a few ribs!NOT MINOR INJURIES! He’s been in the hospital since yesterday!

By: old man

old man — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 23:29:55 +0000

as a former E M T it is best to not take any chances with a patient the on scene commander wil usualy make the call based on the advise of the E M T para medic this woul explain why one person was transported by ambulance and the other by air

By: bewildered

bewildered — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 20:43:45 +0000

Maybe some of the remarks were made because a victim of another wreck in Flomaton (reported in this same edition) was critically injured but was taken to a Pensacola hospital by EMS. To be quite honest the thought occurred to me also that maybe Life Flight responded to the wrong accident. Nevertheless, I am glad that both victims are going to be alright. i

By: Ensley D

Ensley D — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 18:37:27 +0000

$30000.00 to $40000.00 per ride. Who can afford that?

By: Jasmine brown

Jasmine brown — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 18:18:40 +0000

Have none of you ever heard of internal injuries? They would have never know it was minor injuries until they got him to the hospital. Apparently they thought the safest and most efficient way to do so was for him to be airlifted. What you people need to be saying is thank god it was ONLY minor injuries!!! If it had been any of your family members it would have been a totally different comment made.

By: Tracye

Tracye — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 17:22:14 +0000

Prayers for him and his Momma. Just saying if it was your family member you would want lifeflight to be called. You never know what injuries are involved.

By: Michele

Michele — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 15:44:45 +0000

All roll over, head on and other specific mechanism of injuries are airlifted. It is designed for patient safety since anything could be wrong inside the body and the medical team would not know. Time is the nemesis if there was deep internal injuries. Not a waste of money when you realize the potential disaster for the patient.