flight nurse

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

"I came yesterday for a 5:15 pm flight. I got here at 2:30 and by the time I made it through TSA and got to my gate my plane departed and I missed my flight," nurse Angeline Peart, 27, told AFP.

From Barron's

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

From BBC

Her friend Anna Smith told the BBC it was her first day as a flight nurse.

From BBC

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

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

From Seattle Times