When you get injured in a remote location with poor infrastructure, or if your injuries are so severe that they need specialized care, you may require urgent medical attention that can only be achieved via aerial airlifting to a hospital that is well-equipped and staffed. Emergency medical services helicopters, or EMS helicopters play a vital role in ensuring severely injured individuals make it to a hospital in time so that their injuries can be managed in a timely manner in order to save their lives. They also provide organ and biological fluid transport in the event an individual at another location urgently needs them so surgery can be deemed successful.

That said, these helicopters can be a double-edged sword with regard to their usefulness and safety. EMS helicopter injuries are unfortunately quite common, and patients as well as EMS workers may have to contend with the reality of suffering health complications after getting injured while riding in one. Injuries were once thought to be flukes of nature and there was nothing anyone could do about them. However, as our knowledge of science grew, technology was able to demonstrate that over 90 percent of all injuries are caused by human factors or actions and that they can be prevented by taking reasonable care, following regulations or simply being more attentive and purposeful in one’s activities. To this end, it is possible to hold an individual or corporation liable for your injuries should you sustain EMS helicopter-related injuries by way of a personal injury lawsuit, something we would be honored to facilitate on your behalf.

Are you looking for the best EMS helicopter injury attorney? Please call us NOW at 312-444-0214 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation. The experienced aircraft injury lawyers at McCready Law have a wealth of legal experience spanning over 50 years collectively, and we’d love to put this experience to work for you. What sets our best helicopter injuries law firm apart from other firms is our vast litigation experience where we’ve taken dozens of cases to court and won million-dollar verdicts on behalf of past clients. Most law firms prefer to just settle with the other party in settlement negotiations, but this often leaves clients in the lurch financially as settlements tend to be significantly lower than jury verdicts. In addition to having bilingual personnel (hablamos Espanol), we take on all cases on a contingency fee basis, and what this means is that there are ZERO UPFRONT FEES as we will only levy our fees at the end of the suit, and only if we’ve recovered compensation on your behalf. Regardless of where you are in the country, if you were injured on an EMS helicopter, please give us a call NOW at 312-444-0214 to receive your 100% FREE, no-commitment consultation into all things helicopter injury lawsuits – our intake team is standing by.

Common EMS Helicopter Accident Injuries

Turbulence-Related Injuries

While turbulence is expected and may not be entirely prevented, steps can be taken to mitigate its effects. If the helicopter is expected to fly in inclement weather or over mountainous regions, turbulence almost always becomes an issue. As a result, the sudden jolts and shifts can lead to muscle injuries, head injuries due to unsecured equipment being thrown around the helicopter and hitting the patient leading to concussions and even traumatic brain injury, and psychological effects such as panic, anxiety and PTSD.

Injuries Due to Improper Patient Handling

It is important that patients are properly strapped into seats and stretchers so they do not move around during flight. Failure to secure patients may lead to the exacerbation of their present injuries. For example, a patient with a broken arm may suffer reinjury if they were not properly secured during their helicopter EMS ride. In addition, accidental trauma where the patient suffers internal organ damage, further bleeding, and so on if paramedics do not receive proper training when it comes to safely lifting patients during transportation.

Equipment Failure-Related Injuries

Patient health is usually critical during their transportation in EMS helicopters. To this end, paramedics must take reasonable action to ensure their vitals remain stable at all times. Failure to do so especially when it comes to ensuring the proper functioning of monitoring equipment may lead to cardiac arrest as well as respiratory distress when ventilators malfunction due to lack of maintenance, software issues, or general negligence by the paramedics or nurses during flight.

Who is Legally Responsible for My EMS Helicopter Injuries?

Liability may fall on different individuals after an EMS helicopter injury as different individuals and even companies may be held responsible for your injuries on account of shared liability.

• The pilot may share liability as they have a legal obligation to ensure their aircraft is maintained in a proper manner and that safety standards are adhered to during flight.
• Medical staff such as paramedics, nurses, and others are responsible for ensuring the safe transport of patients via EMS helicopter services. Should they handle patients in an improper manner and via the contravention of their training, or if they do not provide timely medical care such as failing to respond to emergencies such as equipment failure or sudden seizures and cardiac arrest, they may also be held liable for your injuries.
• Aircraft manufacturers are expected to adhere to industry standards during the conception, design, and manufacturing of airplanes. If it is discovered that equipment malfunction caused by manufacturing defects, or their failure to provide warnings regarding their craft was the proximate cause of your injuries, you can hold them accountable for the same.

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In order to bring a successful EMS helicopter injuries lawsuit, it is important that you are able to demonstrate negligence on the part of the defendant or defendants. In addition, you must show that you suffered damages as a result of said negligence, which can include things like lost wages, medical expenses, pain and suffering, and so on. We’d love to help you make sense of it all, so please give us a call NOW at 312-444-0214 if you suffered injuries due to an EMS helicopter mishap that you believe could have been prevented. Remember, the call is 100% FREE, we accept calls from all states, and there is no legal obligation. Thanks for choosing McCready Law, and we look forward to helping you.