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Pa. air medical crew emphasizes safety as much as speed

Life Lion refocuses on safety after spate of fatal accidents in 2008

PennLive.com

DERRY TWP., Pa. — When you work for Life Lion Critical Care Transport, you roar into action at a moment’s notice.

About 7:45 a.m. one Wednesday this month, someone hurries into Life Lion’s hangar in Derry Twp. and announces that Life Lion must fly to Capital City Airport to respond to a medical emergency.

The room comes alive. A tractor pulls the royal-blue helicopter onto the helipad outside. The tractor detaches, and the pilot, a paramedic and a nurse scurry inside the aircraft. The helicopter’s blades begin to spin. Soon, the aircraft is speeding off.

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