Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Helium Balloons Banned Outdoors To Protect LifeFlight Personnel, Patients
October 21, 2022
October 21, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
To provide enhanced safety for Vanderbilt LifeFlight's team and the patients they transport, the use of helium balloons outside is now prohibited on VUMC's downtown campus. However, helium balloons are still permitted inside buildings.
"Landing and takeoff are critical phases of flight for pilots, requiring focus and precision. As innocuous as a ballo . . .
To provide enhanced safety for Vanderbilt LifeFlight's team and the patients they transport, the use of helium balloons outside is now prohibited on VUMC's downtown campus. However, helium balloons are still permitted inside buildings.
"Landing and takeoff are critical phases of flight for pilots, requiring focus and precision. As innocuous as a ballo . . .