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Trapped in a Blizzard With a Dying Patient: Flight Nurse Claire Barnett's Survival Story

June 03, 2026

Flight nurse Claire Barnett joins host Jana Price on Nurse Converse to share one of the most intense survival stories in flight nursing.Claire is a quadruple board-certified emergency nurse and the chief flight nurse for an international medevac company. About a year and a half ago, she and her trainee partner accepted a flight to pick up a young man with possible hantavirus. The plan was solid. The weather looked manageable. Then everything changed.Fifteen minutes into the flight, the storm ...

(Part 2): Flight Nurse Helicopter Crash Survivor Speaks: From Kidney Transplant to Saving Lives Through Legislation — Dave & Amanda Repsher

May 27, 2026

This is episode two of a two-part series. Part 2 of one of the most powerful survival stories in nursing. Host Jana Price welcomes back flight nurse Dave Repsher and his wife Amanda — also a nurse — to continue the story they started in part 1.After a helicopter crash left Dave with burns over 90% of his body, the fight to survive was only the beginning. In this episode, Dave and Amanda pick up where they left off and walk through the long road of recovery: a year of home dialysis, a kidney t...

(Part 1) Flight Nurse Helicopter Crash Survivor Speaks: 90% Burns & a Miracle Recovery — Dave & Amanda Repsher

May 27, 2026

This is episode one of a two-part series. Flight nurse Dave Repsher and his wife Amanda — also a nurse — join host Jana Price on Nurse Converse to share one of the most powerful survival stories in nursing.On July 3rd, 2015, Dave was working a shift on a Flight for Life helicopter when it crashed 32 seconds after takeoff. Covered in jet fuel and on fire, he suffered burns over 90% of his body. The pilot did not survive. Doctors did not expect Dave to make it through the night.Almost a year la...