Trauma response: Quebec launches helicopter ambulance pilot project

The government of Quebec announced Friday it will start using helicopter ambulances in three regions of the province to transport trauma patients as part of a pilot project.
The project responds to a long-standing plea from trauma specialists who decried the fact Quebec is the only province in Canada without a pre-hospital helicopter program, and Montreal the only urban centre not to have one.
“It is essential to address the time it takes to transport seriously injured patients from rural