TAMPA, Fla. — When a K-9 officer is hurt in the line of duty, every second counts — just like it does for their human partners. Now, Tampa General Hospital is making sure those four-legged heroes get emergency air transport, too. TGH is the first in the state, and the fourth in the nation, to do this with its Aeromed helicopters and flight crews.
All the crews have been trained on advanced life support for K-9s and they say it’s actually not all that different from humans.
Aeromed’s mission is to respond to the sick and injured when called upon, and that now includes K-9s injured in the line of duty, like Hero…