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On the challenges of noise

On the challenges of noise

Noise is an important consideration in aeromedical safety. It is the second most important sense to pilots (after vision) and is the most valuable form of communication between flight crew and outside services. Here we acknowledge how noise adds another level of complexity to aeromedical transport. Recently our service has

On fear of flying

So, how ridiculous it may seem for me to be writing a blog post on this topic. Surely as someone who chose to work in aeromedicine, a pre-requisite must be nerves of steel in the air? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, actually no. We gain comfort with experiences we do regularly. Our fears

Journey to here

On my 'accidentally-on-purpose' journey to prehospital/retrieval medicine and all the clues along the way -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Growing up I only had one career in mind, being a firefighter. I loved the idea of being in a close knit team, responding at any moment to rush to places of

On clumsiness

On the self deprecation and rumination of being clumsy due to lack of experience in new (prehospital) environment. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These things all happened to me in one day at work:. 1. Tangled myself up in my safety harness 2. Cut myself on a vial of atropine 3. Squished two whole

Origins

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This website is dedicated to two purposes: 1. To provide tools for testing yourself on topics included in the ACEM Fellowship exam, with a growing library of questions and ideas for learning Chapters on each domain of medical expertise (in production) - laid out in question format and designed