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LifeFlight services are only used at the request of emergency medical services providers or physicians.
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LifeFlight services have been used by every hospital in the state, at emergency scenes in more than 330 communities, islands and unorganized townships in every county in Maine.
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Eighty percent of LifeFlight’s missions are from rural, community hospitals to one of Maine’s three trauma centers, or to specialty centers in Boston. Twenty percent of the flights are to accident scenes.
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Since our establishment in 1998, more than 14,000 patients have been safely transported by ground or air.
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Nearly 20 percent of our patients are under the age of 25.
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More than 30 percent of our patients have either severe head and brain injuries, or multiple injuries that require the specialized care of a trauma center.
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Other transports include people in need of a variety of critical care such as: cardiac, respiratory, neurological, surgical, burn, environmental, high risk obstetrics and pediatric care.
