South Pole medical evacuation flight launched
After comprehensive consultation with outside medical professionals, agency officials decided that a medical situation at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station warrants returning a member of the station's winter crew to a hospital that can provide a level of medical care that is unavailable at the station. (phys.org) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
While not directly related to the technical aspects of antarctic aeronautics, 3 questions come to mind: 1) what was the cost of the mission, 2) what medical condition warranted the expense and risk of evacuation, and 3) would the 2nd patient have been evacuated if the mission had not been set up for the first patient?
http://www.ctvnews.ca/w5/canadians-pulled-off-daring-2001-south-pole-rescue-1.1127682
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/south-pole-rescue-flight-of-2-sick-workers-arrives-in-chile/ar-AAhuWiG?li=AAggFp5&ocid=mailsignout