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How one flight nurse helped make industry safety changes

In 2008, a flight nurse was grounded in her third trimester. Then her colleagues were killed in mid-air.

The tragedy led her to help the medical flight industry change its safety protocols.

NPR’s Laurel Morales reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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