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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 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

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

From Washington Post Aug. 29, 2021

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