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Speed a Factor in Fatal Arizona Crash of Medical Helicopter

Three years after a medical helicopter crashed and killed the pilot and a nurse outside Phoenix, Ariz., a paramedic who became the lone survivor can still feel the cold and smell the fuel from that night. “I tell people all …

Safety of Medical Helicopters Draws Scrutiny After Wisconsin Crash

The safety of helicopter ambulances is under scrutiny after three crew members were killed in a crash in a wooded area of northern Wisconsin this week. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating, and the cause of the crash Thursday …

Ice Blamed in Deadly Oklahoma Medical Helicopter Crash

Federal accident investigators have released a report saying that ice is to blame for a fatal medical helicopter crash in Oklahoma City three years ago. The Oklahoman reports that the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that the EagleMed helicopter …