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Fact Sheet: Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Safety
Facts about Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) operations safety, covering accident rates, role of the medical community, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) oversight, specific FAA actions, operations specifications, weather, night vision goggles, flight data recorders, and Terrain Awareness Warning Systems (TAWS). Discusses the FAA rulemaking project (started in April 2009) to address HEMS initiatives and best practices. From the FAA.
http://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/news_story.cfm?newsId=6763

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