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The system failed Zaleena Bibi Shaddick miserably
Dear Editor,
Your article on ‘Murder of school girl in Mabaruma’ has set me wondering. There are still no acceptable answers for that girl not being evacuated for premier medical attention. Why was the Medex’s phone turned off after he told medical personnel at the Mabaruma Hospital that he was trying to get a second pilot to do the flight? How could none of the aircraft owners find TWO pilots to do the flight? How come we are so short on pilots who are IR certified? Were the aircraft owners even contacted? Are any of these aircraft operators contracted to do medical evacuations from the interior? If so, which one? Is this the first time that there were no air traffic controllers on duty at Ogle at night? When there are no controllers on duty at Ogle, and once it is established that there is a medical emergency, could the Tower at Timehri give the necessary permission for the flight to proceed? When the aircraft owners formed themselves into an association and got the authorities to shut down the Guyana Airways Corporation, did they not promise to fulfill the needs of air travel to the hinterland? Did this promise include aiding in the effort to save lives while being paid for the service?
Editor, I would even wonder if the players who could have made the decision to evacuate this CHILD can rest with a clear conscience that they did their best to TRY to save her life. We owed it to her. Some may say, ‘Oh she would have died in any case’. That was not our call to make. Our concern should not have been the circumstances under which she was injured. She was a Guyanese and was entitled to every chance to survive. The Medical personnel at the local hospital did what they could, with the minimal resources they had. They cried out for back up.
She cannot read this but the system failed Zaleena Bibi Shaddick miserably. Residents from hinterland communities should take note and try to lay away contingency arrangements if such an emergency should strike them. Take heed!
Concerned Citizen
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