An eight-week helicopter air ambulance pilot project is underway in Kamloops, B.C. The helicopter and Critical Care Transport paramedics will attend emergencies that are further than 30 minutes away by ground ambulance from Royal Inland Hospital. Studies have shown that timely air ambulance patient transfers can reduce hospital stays by as much as five days. (Kamloops Daily News, July 24; News release at www.gov.bc.ca/health under News)