50 flights - a physician's coming of age

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Strap into the jump seat and come along for a hair raising adventure. Life as a flight physician pushes emotions to the limits. http://www.amazon.com/50-Flights-Physicians-Coming-Age-ebook/dp/B00K5VNXEE

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Strap into the Jump Seat for a flight

50 Flights A Physician's Coming of Age deals

with the topic of trauma, not on a medical level, but on a basic, personal, emotional level from a medical caregiver's standpoint.

Trauma Trauma does not

discriminate Trauma is the

leading cause of death of young people. I won't bore you with the statistics.

50 Flights I do it because someone has to, and I like

to think I am pretty good at it. I do it because I care. I do it because, for all my faults, God has given me a degree of talent and intelligence, and I think my gift in return is doing what I do. I don't think I'm special; I just think I am very fortunate.

Life Altering Drama Unfolds The scene was

chaotic at best Five patients were

critically injured, one deceased and one ejected

Knowing Your Why You see, it really isn't

where one comes from; it’s what they are about.

It boils down to drive, passion, and a willingness to go beyond what's expected.

Children are the Hardest Our only purpose that

day was the precious cargo on the floor in the back seat.

That six-year-old somehow had survived the impact and was still breathing. His injuries were critical.

Hot Summer Nights

“The wise learn from adversity;

The foolish repeat it.”

~Proverb

An Unexpected Visitor The doors slid open

with a familiar blast of cold air from the mid-winter night, rushing in to greet us with its icy tongue. Sitting on the stretcher was a….

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