LifeFlight Archive — Page 1 of 8

June 27, 2026

Parent of near-drowning victim urges others to take CPR classes

“We were able to begin CPR so quickly and get oxygen restored to his brain … we had a good outcome.”

By Jessica Pasley
June 18, 2026

Vanderbilt LifeFlight teams earn top honors at EMS Star of Life Awards

Three team responses were recognized among the state’s best, highlighting lifesaving collaboration and critical care across multiple emergency incidents.

By Lindsay Anderson
LifeFlight Event Medicine also provides coverage at other events such as this summer’s CMA Fest, where Coy Abercrombie, AEMT, left, and Matt Fuson, CCP, were among team members working the downtown Nashville music festival.
June 5, 2026

Vanderbilt LifeFlight offers tips to avoid injury and illness at CMA Fest

More than 100 Vanderbilt Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians, paramedics, registered nurses, nurse practitioners and doctors will work the four-day festival, putting in an anticipated 1,700 total hours.

November 11, 2025

Allan Williams remembered for dedicated service to Vanderbilt LifeFlight, patients and colleagues

Allan Williams, MSN-Ed, RN, CFRN, EMT-P, flight nurse/paramedic for Vanderbilt LifeFlight, 55, died Nov. 8, during his service as a member of LifeFlight 1, based in Gallatin, Tennessee. The LifeFlight helicopter went down in an unpopulated area in Wilson County, Tennessee.

By Jill Clendening
LifeFlight Event Medicine also provides coverage at other events such as this summer’s CMA Fest, where Coy Abercrombie, AEMT, left, and Matt Fuson, CCP, were among team members working the downtown Nashville music festival.
July 23, 2025

LifeFlight Event Medicine team honored for contributions to athletic training

The award reflects more than a decade of collaboration between LifeFlight and numerous athletic organizations, both collegiate and professional.

By Lindsay Anderson
Jessica Van Meter, DNP, APN-BC, CCRN
July 16, 2025

Jessica Van Meter selected as American Academy of Nursing fellow

By Kylie Avery