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When did Med Crews stop wanting to fly  

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Author: Slappyshot   Date: 1/19/2022 8:19:43 AM  +4/-0   Show Orig. Msg (this window) Or  In New Window

At our program, it started when the med director went to 24-hour shifts for med crews. Some (not all) nurses realized they could work extra shifts outside the program, expecting to be able to show up at the helicopter base and sleep for most of their shift. "Banking sleep" during daylight for late night/early morning flights became a priority. Management concerns about med crew fatigue over 24 hours led to a policy change which said that if a crew felt overly fatigued on a shift, they could "time out" for four hours, no questions asked. While safety minded and well intentioned, some crews could handle five flights in 24 hours, while others would time out after one or two if it was after midnight.


It didn't take long before a small but predictable percentage of med crews shifted priorities from being ready to taking flights and doing their jobs, to changing out of flight suits into sweats, pounding Netflix, and settling in for long nap. The union, of course, protected the slugs. After a couple of years, even management couldn't ignore how the slack attitude had spilled over to routine daily duties, and reinstated the 12-hour shift. But by then the mindset had taken hold. Many of the best nurses and medics were fed up and had moved on, and to fill the holes, cast offs and lesser lights from other programs were hired. 


When you punish the hard workers and reward the slackers, the results are never positive.


 

 
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