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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 3:18 am
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Holgi98
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Weinheim, Germany
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 54
Originally Posted by bau31888
http://www.aero.de/news.php?varnewsid=1214
5000 per flight
up to 35000 after an emergency

GK1998, I don't think it will work in the next week. LH jsut has presented the new bonusprogram, I suppose, it will take some time to start it.

I hope they give out at least half of the miles for emergency medical technician, which I have learned years ago. And I'm for sure still better in emergency situations than many MD's (thinking of dermatologists, family doctors etc. which I have met during my civilian service). But that's probably just a dream...

I, too, hope that there will be some incentive for EMT-Paramedics or even some nurses.

It is a long hard way to become a Doctor, even more so to specialize.
And a Doctor will probably be very good in his/ her specialty, but not
necessarily in emergency medicine.

Even though emergency medicine is taught in medical school nowadays in
Germany, if Doctors don't practice it for many years they will have a hard
time to help in an emergency.

If you have ever seen a family Doctor, Gynacologist, Dermatologist, eye Doctor, Dentist and many other specialties trying to perform emergency medicine you might agree with me, that in many cases it is a sad experience,
especially for the patient.

During a possibly life threatening inflight emergency I would prefer to be
treated by a well trained and experienced paramedic or ER-/ ICU nurse rather than by one of the mentioned specialized Doctors, who might not have seen any advanced life support in many years.

Concerning Lufthansa giving extra miles to paramedics or nurses, too, you
should consider that the profession of a Doctor is different here, compared
to the US for example.
In the US there are so many jobs below a Doctor (like physician assistant,
nurse practitioner, respiratory therapist etc.), and for these other professions
the scope of practice is very broad.

A Doctor in the US in many cases mainly diagnoses and gives orders for
treatment, someone else will follow his orders and treat the patient.

In Germany however Doctors usually want to perform even the smallest
invasive techniques (like starting an iv) themself - and for the american,
british or australian reader: yes, Doctors in Germany even ride on Ambulances.

Lufthansa will probably stick with this common german opinion, that there
simply is noone else qualified to help besides a Doctor.
So it's strange but likely that they will be the only ones recieving extra miles.

But, bau31888, we can still try and write a letter to LH.
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