Posted on 09/16/2007 4:33:59 AM PDT by Turbopilot
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070916/wl_nm/thailand_plane_dc_8;_ylt=At8O6Asgg4JwOMcdvdN_g5juNREB
PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - The death toll in a plane crash on the Thai resort island of Phuket on Sunday was 88, Phuket deputy governor Vorapot Rajsima said.
Another 42 people on the flight, which was carrying 130 passengers and crew, were injured, he told a news conference. Initial reports had said there were 128 on board.
Thai medical care is as good as anywhere in the world. If you go into a doc’s office you’ll see diplomas and certificates on the wall from American or UK schools as well as Asian. Their education program sends medicos worldwide for their training. They have state of the art equipment, too. The injured have as good a chance there as anywhere.
Thailand is not a third world country. More like second world and first in many aspects.
Bets on how many Hillary donors assosicted with Hsu were on that plane?
Anyone want to take a shot at the pilot’s last words?
At some locations, yes. Most all of the private hospitals such as Bangkok Hospital Group do not have trauma centers. There is only one good trauma center in Bangkok... well that I would trust with taking someone to. The others are a toss up.
Thailand is not a third world country.
They are when it comes to medical care. First responders have close to no medical training. Everything is scoop and run. There is no patient assessment taught. No monitoring of vitals. It is bad. There are a few crews in the city that I would trust but very few.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/09/16/headlines/headlines_30049141.php
Latest - 87 bodies found; 43 survived
Public Health Minister Dr Mongkol Na Songkhla said 87 bodies were retrieved from the debris of the One-Two-Go aircraft that crashed at the Phuket Airport on Saturday. The number of passengers injured were 43.
There are a total of 130 passengers, including crew.
Earlier report said most of the victims who were foreigners, have been retrieved from wreckage of a One-Two-Go plane at the Phuket airport. The budget airliner exploded and broke in two after it crashlanded and skidded off the runway and crashed into nearby walls on Sunday afternoon. More are feared dead.
Some reports put the death toll at about 80, but this has yet to be confirmed. The nationalities of those onboard are not immediately known, but Phuket is a highly popular destination for overseas tourists.
There were 74 Thais on the plane. It’s the first local disaster involving low-cost airline following its profileration about four years ago.
A 1126 telephone hotline has been created by the airline to provide immediate information about Flight OG 269.
A surviving Thai passenger said the plane “landed hard” and “bounced” and then skidded off the runway. Civil aviation official Chiasak Angkauwan said, “the airplane requested to land but due to the weather in Phuket — strong wind and heavy rain — maybe the pilot did not see the runway clearly.”
“The plane then fell onto the runway and broke into two. It is expected that there will be a lot of casualties.”
“We are rescuing people from the aircraft ... we know now there were 123 passengers and five crew,” he told the news channel.
“We won’t know what really happened until we get information from the black box.”
The airliner services Bangkok-Phuket flights six times a week. The ill-fated airline left Don Muang airport at about 2.30pm.
Information now coming in said the plane, which was being used by local budget travel company, One-to-Go Airline, had 123 passengers and five crew.
Officials said victims could have died on impact, or from suffocation and fire resulting from explosions. According to an initial account, the plane’s fuselage was torn open when the aircraft crashed into an earth wall, and some of the survivors were those thrown out through the opening.
The aircraft, flight number OG 269, approached the Phuket airport at about 3.40pm from Bangkok. Phuket had earlier been hit by heavy rains.
It crashed into trees and walls surrounding the airport.
Eye-witnesses said the impact of the crash caused the plane to break in two and they heard a series of explosions.
Rescue teams and navy personnel were involved in the rescue operation. All flights in and out of the Phuket airport have been cancelled.
An Irish tourist, identifying himself only as “John”, said he was on board the flight. He and his friend survived with bruises all over their bodies.
“We sat on the 18th row. The weather was real bad and there were lots of unusual noises during the landing. Something was obviously wrong [during the landing],” he said. He and his friend escaped through the emergency door.
Meanwhile Transportation Minister Thira Haochareon said Phuket International Airport was temporary closed after the crash.
Thira said the body of the aircraft hit the runway and was on fire fire while the pilot made an attempt to pull it off after failed a landing attempt, he said.
Key features of MacDonnel Douglas MD82
Passenger capacity: 175 seats
Engine type: Pratt & Whitney JT 8D217 A/C
Aircraft speed: Faster than sound by 0.76 times; 430 miles per hour
Flight ceiling: 37,000 feet
Flight distance: 3,500 kilometres
and none on the survivors list. Does that mean all US americans on board were killed?
TROLL!!!!
Got to go. Time for Mass.
“Thailand is not a third world country.”
“They are when it comes to medical care. First responders have close to no medical training. Everything is scoop and run. There is no patient assessment taught. No monitoring of vitals. It is bad. There are a few crews in the city that I would trust but very few.”
I bear in mind what a third world country is before I judge what EMT can do under certain circumstances. I saw some photos from either Brazil or Venezuala some months ago, a teenager jumped from a third story ledge (suicide). In the third and final photo, EMT was on the scene, but the “needy” had already stripped the body of pants, shoes and socks, the body was still on the asphalt, in the same general area before EMT got to him.
What is your thoughts on ambulance crews shooting at each other?
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30049115
100 Ruam Katanyu rescuers rally following fight, shooting incidents
About 100 rescuers held a demonstration at a Bangkok petrol station early Sunday morning after their colleagues were shot at by rescuers from a rival foundation.
The rally took place at 3:20 am inside the Petronas petrol station on Sukhapibal 2 Road in Bung Kum district.
While they were rallying inside the petrol station, their rival rescuers from the Siam Ruam Jai Foundation drove their vehicles around the area.
The Ruam Katanyu rescuers demanded police to take legal action against Siam Ruam Jai rescuers who shot and injured two Ruam Katanyu rescuers Saturday night.
The Ruam Katanyu rescuers said a group of over 10 Siam Ruam Jai beat up a Ruam Katanyu rescuer after he rescued a man from a road accident and was about to send the accident victim to a hospital.
Police intervened in the fight and the Siam Ruam Jai rescuers backed off.
But while the Ruam Katanyu rescuers were taking the accident victim to a hospital, a group of Siam Ruam Jai staff followed and opened fire at them twice, injuring two Ruam Katanyu rescuers.
The Ruam Katanyu rescuers ended their rally after police promised to investigate and bring the wrongdoers to justice.
The Nation
Interesting. Thanks for posting. Condolences to family and friend of those who were killed.
Picture of plane from airliners.net
Interesting timing on that statement -- LOL
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