In medicine, we often draw some of our lessons on safety from the aviation industry (i.e.: preoperative checklists), here we will explore a host of pearls that medicine can learn from the brilliant minds at NASA to help augment one’s practice as an expert clinician. Commander Chris Hadfield has previously discussed a riveting tale regarding his first ever space walk1. During his mission, he was tasked with helping to assemble the Canada 2 …
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A five year-old boy is brought into your resuscitation bay by EMS after falling out of a motor-boat in the frigid waters of the St Lawrence river. CPR was started at the scene and when he arrives he has regained a pulse but is hypotensive with a decreased level of consciousness. Your heart races as you assemble your team and divide up responsibilities – “we need an airway assessment, vascular access, get him …