What is "flight nurse"

A Flight Nurse is a registered nurse who specialises in the field of providing comprehensive pre-hospital, emergency critical care and hospital care to a vast scope of patients. The care of these patients is generally during aeromedical evacuation or rescue operations aboard helicopters, propeller aircraft or jet aircraft. On-board a rescue aircraft you would find a flight nurse accompanied by flight medics and respiratory practitioners, as well as the option of a flight physician for comprehensive emergency and critical transport teams. The inclusion of a flight physician is more commonly seen in paediatric and neonatal transport teams.

Flight Nurse is a 1953 American drama war film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Joan Leslie and Forrest Tucker. The movie is largely based on the life of Lillian Kinkella Keil, one of the most decorated women in American military history.