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flight nurse

American  

noun

  1. a nurse in the U.S. Air Force who tends patients being transported by airplane.


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Also killed in the crash was Ms Rojaz Ortiz, who was on her first day as a flight nurse.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2025

That gave rise to the creation of the flight nurse, who had to be aware of many things other than caring for a patient on the ground.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2024

The pilot and both Air Evac Lifeteam crew members, a flight nurse and a paramedic, were killed.

From Seattle Times Feb. 3, 2024

Makeila Ward, 16, from Nevada, is taking classes at community college during high school, and plans to become a flight nurse in the Air Force.

From New York Times Nov. 17, 2021

By now, the Air Force flight nurse who saved countless lives was a colonel.

From Washington Post Aug. 29, 2021

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