Arthur Lindgren suffered a massive heart attack one cold January evening on Vinalhaven island. Against all odds, Arthur survived. He survived because his friends and neighbors performed CPR for nearly 10 minutes until island EMS arrived. He survived because the local EMS used an automated external defibrillator (AED) to quickly re-start Arthur’s heart. He survived […]
With 350 year-round residents on North Haven, it’s not uncommon to feel related to your neighbor – everyone in some way is a part of the family. This feeling of family and togetherness is even more noticeable in a time of need. One late summer day, five teenagers were seriously injured when the car they […]
When LifeFlight was founded in 1998, Maine needed two helicopters to get critically ill and injured patients to the care they needed. Over the years, the number of patients that need LifeFlight has steadily grown and, in 2015, the organization added a fixed wing airplane to its fleet. The plane can fly in some weather […]
Two-year-old Allie had been fighting off pneumonia for a few days. After a round of antibiotics, she went to her pediatrician for a follow up visit. There they discovered Allie’s oxygen level was dangerously low, her breathing was shallow and her fever was still too high. Recognizing the possible seriousness of the situation, her doctor […]
Like most new parents, Olga and Christian Zimmerman were looking forward to days filled with diapers and bottles, and even a few sleepless nights with their brand new baby boy, Alden. Things were going well at home. Although Alden was having a bit of trouble nursing, he was not particularly fussy. At his first well […]
LifeFlight of Maine has been providing critical care transport to patients across Maine since 1998 by helicopter and ground ambulance. For the last several years, there have been a growing number of requests that go unanswered because of bad weather or because both helicopters are already busy caring for other patients. In May 2015, […]