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

From BBC • Jul. 16, 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 flight nurse was identified as Courtney Parry and the flight paramedic as Gabriel Camacho.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2023

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

In 2018, Robb’s firm represented a flight nurse who survived a helicopter ambulance crash only to receive horrific burns in the fire that followed.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2020

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