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In Maine, a new approach to practicing medicine in the sky November 8, 20266:00 AM ET

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Elaine Appleton-Grant

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Flight nurse Denise Saucier begins loading a stretcher and equipment into a helicopter on the tarmac at LifeFlight of Maine's Bangor headquarters. It takes only a few minutes for the crew to prepare for takeoff. Elaine Appleton Grant for NPR hide caption