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Triage could have saved the AirIndia Express Co-Pilot's life

Triage could have saved the AirIndia Express Co-Pilot's life

Update: 2021-05-17

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Air India Express IX1344 accident at Calicut airport where the aircraft plunged 35 meters killing 21 people including the pilots. The victims were transported to various hospitals in ambulances and private vehicles. While ambulances are equipped with life saving medical equipment, the Co-Pilot was rushed to a hospital 25km away an hours drive on the backseat of a private car thereby depriving him of the critical life saving equipment.

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Triage could have saved the AirIndia Express Co-Pilot's life

Triage could have saved the AirIndia Express Co-Pilot's life

Capt. Amit Singh