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Service began on August 1, 1976 as the second helicopter air medical program in the United States of America. The founder, Dr. James H. "Red" Duke, Jr., was the medical director for Life Flight from its inception until his death August 25, 2015. To date, Life Flight has flown more than 120,000 patient missions.
The first helicopter was an Aerospatiale SA.316/319 Alouette III, decorated with the Star of Life.The helicopter was owned by RTS Helicopters and was used for 2 years. In 1982 RTS traded in the Alouette for a newer AS-355F2 (N57901) with a deep blue and sea green paint scheme.
Life Flight was founded in 1983 and currently has a fleet of nine helicopters. Life Flight helicopters transport nearly 3,000 critically ill adult and pediatric patients each year across the region. Each crew consists of a pilot, flight nurse, flight paramedic and in certain circumstances, a flight physician or specialty neonatal transport nurse.
Flight for Life is a prehospital care service with many bases of operation across the United States. [1] Flight for Life is primarily known for its emergency medical helicopter transport, but also operates a fleet of land vehicles and fixed-wing aircraft for the transport of critically ill patients to specialized medical care. [2]
RACQ CareFlight Rescue Bell 412 Helicopter (VH-XCF). LifeFlight Australia is an aeromedical organisation headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.Until July 2016, it was known as CareFlight, but was renamed to avoid confusion with the CareFlight organisation headquartered in New South Wales.
A Life Flight helicopter landed safely Sunday at Worcester airport after one of its engines was lost, according to UMass Memorial Health. Life Flight chopper lands safely at Worcester Regional ...
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New England Life Flight, d/b/a Boston MedFlight (commonly referred to as "BMF"), [1] is a non-profit organization that provides emergency scene response and emergency interfacility transfer in Eastern Massachusetts at the Critical Care level (higher than the more common Paramedic level [2]) using helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and ground ambulances.