LifeFlight recently introduced two new, state-of-the-art helicopters live via Facebook. If you missed the live event, you're in luck! You can watch the recording on our YouTube channel.
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We recognize the growing concern among our communities around COVID-19 and wanted to share what LifeFlight is doing in response. We are taking care of Maine by supporting our EMS and hospital partners across the state who need to transport critical patients. We've also restricted public access to our base sites and have suspended all external education and training.
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Do you wonder what it's like to be a healthcare worker on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic? We're creating a series of audio interviews with flight medics, nurses, physicians, pilots and dispatchers about their personal experiences during this public health crisis.
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In an effort to improve response time for scene calls involving remote snowmobile, ATV and recreational accidents, LifeFlight has teamed up with state and local agencies and clubs to establish landing zones along Maine’s extensive recreational trail system.
Maine is a big place, with lots of people far away from critical emergency care. With its nimble helicopters, fast airplane and dedicated ground ambulances, LifeFlight can reach people in need, making Maine feel a little smaller.
In Maine, a 911 operator picks up a the phone and tones an EMS crew once every two minutes. That tone starts in motion a complex system comprised of paid, call, and volunteer EMS clinicians responding to the their neighbors in need. But the emergency care system we ALL rely on is increasingly fragile, especially for our rural EMS agencies and hospital emergency departments. Take the time to find out what is happening in your community and how you can help.
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Important information on transporting COVID-19 patients. Updated regularly.
Did you know LifeFlight uses a fixed wing airplane, in addition to its three helicopters? Click to learn more about N901LM, or Lima Mike for short.
Maine’s Emergency Care System
At the heart of EMS is one of the most profound promises one person can make to someone in need with a medical emergency… ”If you call us, we will come.” 24/7/365. In Maine, a 911 operator picks up a the phone and tones an EMS crew once every two minutes. That tone starts in motion a complex system comprised of paid, call, and volunteer EMS clinicians responding to the their neighbors in need. But the emergency care system we ALL rely on is increasingly fragile, especially for our rural EMS agencies and hospital emergency departments.
LifeFlight welcomes new aircraft as part of a fleet upgrade and standardization project
LifeFlight recently purchased two new, state-of-the-art helicopters to transport critically ill and injured patients in Maine. The Agusta 109 SP model aircraft have a greater weight carrying capacity, more workspace for patient care, and can fly faster than our older aircraft. The new helicopters, tail numbers N901LF and N901XM, are part of a larger project to upgrade and standardize LifeFlight’s frontline fleet of helicopters.