Ontario Air Ambulance chopper crash

[flyincanuck]

Terrible night for medevacing in Ontario.

Canadian S-76 down near Earlton. 5 onboard, all survived but extensive injuries. a/c totaled. No word on why it went down. Nothing in CADORS yet.

Thoughts are with the crew and families for a speedy recovery.

[2milefinal]

Not good.
My thoughts and prayers for everyone involved.
Take care everyone.

[2milefinal]

http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/fu ... mber=30110

[water wings]

oh boy - when i heard helio.. i admit i thought the worst. Thank God you guys made it out. Hope you get better sooner than later. My thoughts are with you all.

[l_reason]

I wish you and your family's all the best, stay strong and get well.

[sky's the limit]

Second in three days, I'm very happy to hear nobody died.

stl

[Jetman28]

From a former 796'er, my hopes for a speedy recover and thoughts are with you.

[Bede]

Can someone PM the crew, specifically the paramedics. I worked with a few of them. Where was the chopper based?

[Widow]

Very glad everyone will be ok.

[Spinner]

from a former ambulance attendant up north who had a lot of patients plucked by the YQT bird, you do great work.

all the best to those injured. I wish everyone a speedy recovery.

[medic_9]

The chopper was based out of Sudbury. 4 people on board- 2 medics, 2 pilots.

200 ft up they lost power, landed in trees.

One pilot walked away, one medic was treated and quickly released.

The other medic has a lower spine fracture but is still wiggling his toes and has been taken down to Sunnybrooke. The other pilot has a chest injury requiring a chest tube but stable enough to stay in Sudbury.

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I can't guarantee this info is 100% correct, just what I have heard from various medics and nurses. I am glad that all seem ok and should make full recoveries.

[Highflyinpilot]

Any more info available yet?

[medic_9]

I just got a very reliable update, some of my previous info was incorrect. I do have names, but i'm not posting those here.

One pilot has a chest tube and was flown to Sudbury and is currently in hospital here.

One medic was treated and released with rib injuries.

Other pilot has a lower back fracture WITH deficits, underwent emergency surgery at Sunnybrooke in an attempt to regain use of his legs. He was up and walking today unknown to me if any deficit remains.

Other medic has a unstable lower back fracture, with NO deficits. Undergoing surgery tomorrow to stabilize.

[flyincanuck]

tks for the updates medic
glad to hear they're gonna be okay
these guys do an awesome job

[Highflyinpilot]

Yes a big thanks for the update, keep them coming as you get them.

Just curious as Im a Sudburian and would like to follow this with great intrest.

Glad to hear the crew made it out.

Thanks

[CHL EMS Safety]

Please refer to the following link for more information:

http://www.verticalmag.com/forums/index ... 9522&st=15

Walter Heneghan
Manager, Safety & Quality
CHL EMS

[medic_9]

also:

http://www.ornge.ca/index.html