Dave Branton, Flight Nurse
My Day
6:00 am: Get call from dispatch
6:05 am: Call health care centre
6:15 am: Go to office, load aircraft, take off
10:00am: Land and consult with health care centre
10:30am: Talk to patient and family
11:15am: Board the patient and equipment and prep for take off
11:45am: Take patient's vitals
12:15pm: Administer medication
12:30pm: Consult with Captain, have lunch
1:30pm: Communicate with dispatch
1:45pm: Monitor patient
2:30pm: Land and take patient to ambulance
2:45pm: Transport patient to hospital
3:00pm: Consult with health care team
3:30pm: Take a break
4:00pm: Take off for flight home
6:00pm: Land and unpack plane
6:30pm: Go home!