Dave Branton, Flight Nurse
My Job
Who flies
I work with two other nurses on my rotation. Usually we fly alone, so there's one nurse for each aircraft and a back-up nurse in case you need a second pair of hands. Sometimes the health care centre will ask us to bring a doctor. Or we'll bring a midwife along if it's an obstetrical case.
It depends on what I am going to need to provide the patient with care. For the most part, there are only three of us on a flight: the Captain, First Officer and myself.