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Medical helicopter program speeding up care, saving lives in Minnesota

A piece of medical technology is taking flight to help rural Minnesotans with medical emergencies. ECMO machines are used to support patients with severe conditions like respiratory failure, heart failure, lung infections, and trauma. You can find them in big cities, but now the machine can travel quickly to the places it's needed. Photojournalist Nick Lunemann and Frank Vascellaro explain in a story you'll see only on WCCO.
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