FAR. FLC EXCEEDS THEIR MAX ALLOWABLE DUTY TIME.

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ON APR/SAT/95; OUR DUTY DAY BEGAN AT XA45 WITH AN AIR AMBULANCE FLT. UPON COMPLETION OF THAT FLT; WE WERE ADVISED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER AIR AMBULANCE FLT FORTHCOMING. THIS SECOND FLT WAS BEING CHARTERED OUT BY A LCL HOSPITAL INSTEAD OF OUR NORMAL FLT NURSES. THEREFORE; IT TOOK AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME TO COORDINATE THE FLT. DISPATCH SHOULD HAVE SEEN THAT THIS LENGTHY DELAY WOULD INCREASE THE RISK OF US EXCEEDING OUR DUTY DAY AND SHOULD HAVE TRIED TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS. SINCE THIS SECOND FLT WAS NOT WITH OUR REGULAR HOSPITAL TEAM; OUR DISPATCHER SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE CLR TO THEM THAT WE HAD ALREADY STARTED OUR DUTY DAY AND THAT THE FLT WOULD HAVE TO LAUNCH BY A CERTAIN TIME OR ELSE THE FLT WOULD HAVE TO BE DELAYED 10 HRS FOR CREW REST. HOWEVER; SINCE THE MISSION ONLY HAD 2 1/2-HR LEGS; IT COULD HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IF LAUNCHED PROMPTLY. WE LAUNCHED ON THE SECOND FLT AT XX50 AND WITH THE INTENT OF BEING ABLE TO COMPLETE THE FLT WITHIN OUR DUTY DAY. UNFORTUNATELY; THE MEDICAL TRANSPORT TEAM ENDED UP TAKING 2 EXTRA HRS STABILIZING THE PATIENT AT THE HOSPITAL; WHICH RESULTED IN US EXCEEDING OUR DUTY DAY BY NEARLY 2 HRS.