Safety
EMS helicopter operators build a case for their service
Jeff Hensel leaves the same voicemail every July 23.

Jeff Hensel leaves the same voicemail every July 23. “Today is the anniversary of my accident,” the 25-year-old Northern Illinois resident reminds people, as if those listening might actually forget that day in 1999 when his car slammed into a tree. “If it weren’t for Flight For Life and a lot of people who took care of me, I would not be here today.”

In late January, Scott Gordon, COO at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, proudly announced a record-setting 100th Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) transport flight. ECMO machines act as temporary mechanical alternatives for children whose hearts will no longer beat without external help.

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