Narrative:

While on a public relations flight to ZZZ1 hospital, I received a dispatch to landing zone 1. A middle-aged worker had fallen 30 ft, landing on his head. He suffered severe head and chest injuries. We were on the ground approximately 15 mins while the crew stabilized the patient. We then departed for hospital in ZZZ. The crew indicated that his blood pressure was weakening and that the patient's situation was crucial. The approximately flight time to hospital was 30 mins. The patient had been violent on the ground and therefore, the crew had sedated him while en route to the hospital. Our flight path took us near ZZZ. While nearing the airport, an engine chip detector light illuminated. I checked to see if the light was faulty by rotating the light from on to off several times, but the light stayed on. Since landing immediately would surely have caused a significant delay in treating the patient, possibly causing death, I elected to declare an emergency and land at the ZZZ airport. I informed the tower of my situation and asked them to have an ambulance standing by to immediately transport the patient to hospital. The landing and ambulance pick up went off without a hitch at approximately XA50. The patient and crew were transported by ground ambulance to hospital where the patient was stabilized. I notified my pilot supervisor and maintenance immediately. Maintenance sent a team from ZZZ2. The engine was checked, the chip detector was replaced and the aircraft was flown back to ZZZ2 with no further incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A ROTARY WINGED BELL 206 AIR AMBULANCE IS DIVERTED FROM A DIRECT FLT TO A HOSPITAL WITH A CRITICALLY INJURED WORKMEN WHEN THE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES. AMBULANCE SVC PROVIDED AFTER ACFT LANDS AT THE ARPT NEAR THE CITY SERVING THAT HOSPITAL.

Narrative: WHILE ON A PUBLIC RELATIONS FLT TO ZZZ1 HOSPITAL, I RECEIVED A DISPATCH TO LNDG ZONE 1. A MIDDLE-AGED WORKER HAD FALLEN 30 FT, LNDG ON HIS HEAD. HE SUFFERED SEVERE HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES. WE WERE ON THE GND APPROX 15 MINS WHILE THE CREW STABILIZED THE PATIENT. WE THEN DEPARTED FOR HOSPITAL IN ZZZ. THE CREW INDICATED THAT HIS BLOOD PRESSURE WAS WEAKENING AND THAT THE PATIENT'S SIT WAS CRUCIAL. THE APPROX FLT TIME TO HOSPITAL WAS 30 MINS. THE PATIENT HAD BEEN VIOLENT ON THE GND AND THEREFORE, THE CREW HAD SEDATED HIM WHILE ENRTE TO THE HOSPITAL. OUR FLT PATH TOOK US NEAR ZZZ. WHILE NEARING THE ARPT, AN ENG CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I CHKED TO SEE IF THE LIGHT WAS FAULTY BY ROTATING THE LIGHT FROM ON TO OFF SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE LIGHT STAYED ON. SINCE LNDG IMMEDIATELY WOULD SURELY HAVE CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN TREATING THE PATIENT, POSSIBLY CAUSING DEATH, I ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMER AND LAND AT THE ZZZ ARPT. I INFORMED THE TWR OF MY SIT AND ASKED THEM TO HAVE AN AMBULANCE STANDING BY TO IMMEDIATELY TRANSPORT THE PATIENT TO HOSPITAL. THE LNDG AND AMBULANCE PICK UP WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH AT APPROX XA50. THE PATIENT AND CREW WERE TRANSPORTED BY GND AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL WHERE THE PATIENT WAS STABILIZED. I NOTIFIED MY PLT SUPVR AND MAINT IMMEDIATELY. MAINT SENT A TEAM FROM ZZZ2. THE ENG WAS CHKED, THE CHIP DETECTOR WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO ZZZ2 WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.