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Nursing students in biology class at Coastal Alabama Community College were privileged last Thursday to get a visit from LifeFlight to see first hand the medical equipment and capabilities offered when an emergency air lift transport is needed.

Students, firefighters, campus police and others gathered in an open field on the campus to wait for the helicopter as excitement grew. An emergency transport call before the scheduled visit to the campus knocked the schedule offby an hour.

“We can pretty much handle anything,” said Flight Paramedic William Morton. “We have equipment that is v...