Auditors: Maintenance issues ground state police helicopters

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Problems with maintenance caused several state police MedEvac helicopters to be out of service this past year, leaving federal agencies or commercial services to handle emergency medical transportation, according to a state audit released Thursday.

The auditors also said they couldn’t track whether trauma patients were delivered to hospitals within the life-saving “golden hour” for care.

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