...the alarm never sounded. The power stayed on. The patients kept breathing.
The sun finally rose with crystal clear skies. The crackly satellite phone came to life at barely pre-dawn. A helicopter was arriving in 10 minutes. We packaged the first patient and walked him to the helicopter pad at first light. The sun was barely peaking over the mountains into the valley. Blades still spinning wildly, we placed him on board. It took off causing a stream of backwashed snow and dust, and we waved goodbye.
The second helicopter arrived 45 minutes later and we repeated the process. Hoping for the best for them both, we turn around and head back to the clinic for another day.
Hill
The sun finally rose with crystal clear skies. The crackly satellite phone came to life at barely pre-dawn. A helicopter was arriving in 10 minutes. We packaged the first patient and walked him to the helicopter pad at first light. The sun was barely peaking over the mountains into the valley. Blades still spinning wildly, we placed him on board. It took off causing a stream of backwashed snow and dust, and we waved goodbye.
The second helicopter arrived 45 minutes later and we repeated the process. Hoping for the best for them both, we turn around and head back to the clinic for another day.
Hill
Intense! Are these types of patients mountain climbers and hikers?
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