MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'airline'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:03:28 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4733349&cid=t_137811_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fair-traffic-controller-crackdown.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4733349 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:41:00 +0100 4733349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4719880&cid=t_137811_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1aPkIMF85rM%2F By David RittgersTSA screeners and behavior detection officers may give you extra attention if you complain about security protocols (video at the jump). Former FBI agent Michael German sums up my feelings pretty well: It’s circular reasoning where, you know, I’m going to ask someone to surrender their rights; if they refuse, that’s evidence that I need to take their rights away from them. And it’s simply inappropriate. In related news, the GAO recently told Congress that the TSA’s Screening Passengers by Observation Technique (SPOT) is not scientifically grounded. The GAO testimony is available here. More Cato work on TSA screening here, here and here. TSA: If You Object to Giving Up Your Rights, We Should Take a Closer Look at You is a post from Cato @ Liberty -... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4719880 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:52:08 +0100 4719880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4692947&cid=t_137811_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fsecond-air-traffic-controller-sleeps.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4692947 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:50:00 +0100 4692947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4631215&cid=t_137811_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fplanes-land-in-dc-airport-while-traffic.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4631215 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:16:00 +0100 4631215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4377300&cid=t_137811_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Ffatigue-formula-may-prevent-future-air.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4377300 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:48:00 +0100 4377300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294938&cid=t_137811_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F12%2F28%2Fone-year-later-epiphanies-in-the-tsa-break-room%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. One Year Later: Epiphanies in the TSA Break Room. Charging extra for lube. That’s what killed it. Filed under: Politics Tagged: airline, enhanced, pat-down, robert donna trussell, tsa, we won't fly (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294938 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:59:24 +0100 4294938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265681&cid=t_137811_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FMvsI-oNjGiw%2F By Jim HarperWashington Post staff writers Anne Kornblut and Ashley Halsey cite “experts” six times in a story today about the nascent pendulum swing in airport security policy back toward government investigation of travelers. “[M]ore than a dozen U.S. officials, lawmakers and experts interviewed said they would like to move to a system that relies more on passenger data than on airport checkpoint screening,” they write. “[I]f the security system were allowed to access even more — such as personal information collected by companies that do credit ratings — suspicious passengers would be more readily identified, experts say.” Without irony, they cite these methods as a way of closing gaps in current airport security. But no system would be quite so... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265681 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:03:11 +0100 4265681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190439&cid=t_137811_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F11%2F21%2Ftsa-airport-screening-come-die-with-me%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. TSA Airport Screening: Come Die With Me. You are witnessing the death of an industry. What the eco-freaks could never do — drum up significant support for mass transit — the TSA has done in just one decade. Hard to believe there was a time when flying was glamorous, but glamorous, exciting and sexy it was from the 1940s through the 1960s. Stewardesses wore cute little suits, and passengers dressed up too. Airline meals weren’t great, but they sure beat the tiny bags of pretzels we get now. Back in the day, the word airplane conjured up images of passengers disembarking in Honolulu, welcomed by young women holding leis. An airplane meant vacationing in Paris or Rome. After the war, interest in European travel surged. Hollywood took no... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190439 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 21:20:41 +0100 4190439 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172042&cid=t_137811_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F6jgSzXNH0eY%2F By Jim HarperIn a humbly-toned USA Today opinion piece yesterday, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano asked for the public’s cooperation with airline security measures the Transportation Security Administration has recently implemented. The TSA has come up with an invasive pairing: ”Advanced Imaging Technology,” also known as “strip-search machines” and, for those refusing, “enhanced” pat-downs which explore areas of the body typically reserved for one’s spouse or doctor. Anecdotal reports suggest that the machines are being used to ogle women, and we are seeing disturbing images and videos of children being handled by strangers online. The public is increasingly agitated by the TSA’s latest amendment to the air travel... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172042 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:55:22 +0100 4172042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4118885&cid=t_137811_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRlm-b5t-X98%2F By Jim HarperEuropean criticisms of U.S. airline security match those of many U.S. travelers, so the recent volley of complaints from the other side of the pond are unremarkable. The most interesting tidbit from this news story is that British pilots are part of the chorus. There’s a chance that it was some organizational spokesperson whose interests diverge from the actual men and women who fly planes. But if you want to choose a group to trust on airline security, it’s the group with local knowledge and a genuine stake in the outcome. That’s not any security agency. That’s pilots. Local Knowledge and a Stake in the Outcome is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4118885 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:33:51 +0100 4118885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3980446&cid=t_137811_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Ffaa-proposal-targets-pilot-fatigue.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3980446 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:10:00 +0100 3980446 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3895867&cid=t_137811_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F57rVdRvRjps%2F The TSA is exceeding its authority. At what point does an airport search step over the line? How about when they start going through your checks, and the police call your husband, suspicious you were clearing out the bank account? This kind of thing was supposed to stop after the TSA revised its policies a year ago. The revision came in the wake of the unconstitutional seizure of Campaign for Liberty staffer Steven Bierfeldt for carrying cash donations (prompting a lawsuit from the ACLU). A federal judge had already determined that fake passports found on an airline passenger were inadmissible in court. The TSA is not a law enforcement agency. TSA screeners aren’t supposed to search for anything beyond weapons and explosives. Or, as TSA policy currently reads, “Screening may not be... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3895867 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:16:13 +0100 3895867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3790751&cid=t_137811_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F26%2Finsanity-albert-einstein-was-wrong%2F “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” I have heard that quote in my clinical practice so many times in the past year that I decided I have to write about it. Somehow this definition has become part of the collective understanding of abnormal psychology and has been terribly misapplied. I don’t know much more about the context of the quote but I am guessing that it was a bit of a humorous comment on science. First, to critique the quote. If we are going to take this definition seriously to start, then everyone, yes everyone, is insane. Behavioral research in the early part of the twentieth century taught the world about how human beings learn: through long processes of conditioning based on pairings and reinforcement. Consider this, let... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3790751 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:11:05 +0100 3790751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3729846&cid=t_137811_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fwhats-in-your-wallet-learnvest-ceo-alexa-von-tobel-shows-the-contents-of-her-money-bag%2F Keeping track of your cash, coins, and credit cards seems like something you should learn how to do in high school, but some of us still haven’t mastered the art of organizing our wallets. If you ever find yourself digging through crumpled receipts or wishing you hadn’t left certain cards at home, check out these tips from LearnVest. (And check out LearnVest’s original post for more details and a peek into Learnvest CEO Alexa von Tobel’s personal wallet.) What to keep in your wallet: Credit Card – LearnVest suggests having two credit cards in your name: One for regular use, another for emergency use only. Keep the emergency card tucked away at home, and keep the other in your wallet at all times. Cash – The key here is not too much, not too little. Between $25... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3729846 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:22:14 +0100 3729846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3632267&cid=t_137811_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fbeware-of-medical-receptionist-extinction%2F2010.06.04 Medical receptionists beware — your days are numbered. This little gizmo was placed in one of our facility’s lobbies this week. (No, it’s not being used to get your boarding pass at the airport, but it’s amazing the parallels healthcare is taking with the airline industry.) Instead, it’s used to check in patients presenting to have their blood drawn for prothromin times. Just swipe your credit card, confirm your appointment, sign your name, and away you go! On seeing this, one doctor exclaimed: “But INR checks are my patients’ only chance to get out and socialize!” Fortunately for now there are still human assistants there to help patients learn how to use the new device. -WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3632267 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3632267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3603572&cid=t_137811_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FrQ1yipk2OY4%2F By Jim HarperVia the Identity Project’s “Papers, Please” web site, and despite my colleague David Rittgers’ excellent post from yesterday, I note last week’s utterly damning Government Accountability Office report on the SPOT program. “SPOT” stands for “Screening Passengers by Observation Techniques.” In the program “BDO’s,” or “Behavior Detection Officers,” observe travelers in airports, pulling them out of line if a secret list of behaviors signal that they’re a likely threat. The thing is: TSA deployed SPOT nationwide before first determining whether there was a scientifically valid basis for using behavior and appearance indicators as a means for reliably identifying passengers as potential threats in ai... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3603572 Thu, 27 May 2010 12:50:25 +0100 3603572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560209&cid=t_137811_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FTIX1A5b0Unw%2F By Jim HarperBruce Schneier has a typically good essay on the use of “worst-cases” as a substitute for real analysis. I noticed conspicuous use of “worst-case” in early reporting on the oil spill in the Gulf. It conveniently gins up attention for media outlets keen on getting audience. There’s a certain blindness that comes from worst-case thinking. An extension of the precautionary principle, it involves imagining the worst possible outcome and then acting as if it were a certainty. It substitutes imagination for thinking, speculation for risk analysis and fear for reason. It fosters powerlessness and vulnerability and magnifies social paralysis. And it makes us more vulnerable to the effects of terrorism. Worst-case thinking—the failure to manage risk... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560209 Thu, 13 May 2010 13:05:20 +0100 3560209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494294&cid=t_137811_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FXK8hOYawhTw%2F By Jim HarperSince they were announced recently, I’ve been working to make sense of new security procedures that TSA is applying to flights coming into the U.S. “These new measures utilize real-time, threat-based intelligence along with multiple, random layers of security, both seen and unseen, to more effectively mitigate evolving terrorist threats,” says Secretary Napolitano. That reveals essentially nothing of what they are, of course. Indeed, “For security reasons, the specific details of the directives are not public.” But we in the public aren’t so many potted plants. We need to know what they are, both because our freedoms are at stake and because our tax money will be spent on these measures. Let’s start at the beginning, with identity-based scr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494294 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:45:06 +0100 3494294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3153353&cid=t_137811_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FfVpw-3ZpzI8%2F By Julian SanchezDo you insist on flying risk-free, at all costs? Satirist/animator Mark Fiore has just the airline for you. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3153353 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:00:58 +0100 3153353 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3096975&cid=t_137811_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fmultiple-sclerosis-and-holiday-travel%2F Back in the day, pre multiple sclerosis, when it was my job to fly to places for work, this was the time of year I absolutely loathed! I often referred myself (or rather my former wife referred to me) as a “professional traveler.”  While the flights were only the fastest way to get me to my real job, flying nearly a quarter of a million miles every year did make it seem as if it were my job to board an airplane in one time zone and deplane in another. These were pre-9/11/2001 days when I’d finish up a meeting in the car on the way to the airport, pop through security with my pre-printed boarding pass and, more often than not, be the last person to board before the door was closed. The holiday season brought out the folks, who hadn’t flown, it would seem, in years.  They would clo... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3096975 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:55:25 +0100 3096975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2598192&cid=t_137811_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FutBET-DnrSU%2F The Transportation Safety Administration long has made air travel as unpleasant as possible without obvious regard to the impact on safety.  Thankfully, the TSA recently dropped the inane procedure of asking to see your boarding pass as you passed through the checkpoint — a few feet away from where you entered the security line, at which point you had shown both your boarding pass and ID.  However, there are proposals afoot in Congress to set new carry-on luggage restrictions, to be enforced by the TSA, even though they would do nothing to enhance security.  An inch either way on the heighth or width of a bag wouldn’t help any terrorists intent on taking over an airplane.  But the proposed restrictions would inconvenience travelers and allow the airlines to fob off on g... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2598192 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:53:48 +0100 2598192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2588182&cid=t_137811_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fo9At6E_jwKE%2F A federal judge just threw out three fake passports discovered by a Transportation Security Agency (TSA) screener, holding that the search exceeded the TSA’s aviation security mission. (H/T Bruce Schneier) This is long overdue; the TSA has moved beyond its original mandate and is now conducting searches for “contraband.” The search for anything that seems suspicious can quickly turn into an inquisition at the security checkpoint. Campaign for Liberty staffer Steven Bierfeldt experienced this at the St. Louis airport, and is now suing to prevent future searches beyond what is necessary for aviation security. The invasive searches don’t add much to airline security anyway. Just as GAO investigators consistently defeat security at federal buildings, TSA screeners often... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2588182 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:18:31 +0100 2588182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441165&cid=t_137811_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FfDCvbF0AKow%2F The Philadelphia Inquirer asks why the TSA didn’t catch Bonnie Sweeten absconding to Orlando at the airport after faking her own and her daughter’s abduction. The TSA and FBI are right: it’s not airport security’s job to look for people like Bonnie Sweeten. But they quickly agree to make it part of their mission when newspapers and Members of Congress start to say they should. This is how a nominal airline security program transmogrifies into a general law enforcement checkpoint, and the noose tightens on your right to travel. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441165 Fri, 29 May 2009 13:25:56 +0100 2441165 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405917&cid=t_137811_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FaLLViCJ6RpA%2Fairline-chicken-breasts.php In some of my recipes that call for chicken, you'll often find me using airline chicken breasts.  I've had a lot of inquiries about what exactly airline chicken breasts are, so I thought it would be a great idea to provide a little information about my favorite cut of chicken.What are airline chicken breasts?Airline chicken can be several things, depending upon who you talk to. It can be a fancy... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405917 Thu, 14 May 2009 12:00:00 +0100 2405917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2187712&cid=t_137811_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F02%2F13%2Fanxiety-and-the-plane-crash-in-clarence-ny%2F We woke up to the news that fifty people died in a horrible plane crash last night. Grief grips my community here in Western New York. Nothing can come close to describing what anyone who lost a loved one so suddenly feels. My deepest sympathies go to the families and friends of those who perished. Most of us are not directly hurt by this tragedy but feel the effects of it nonetheless. For those of us who live in or close to Clarence, have friends and family who live here, anxiety can prey on us. Add to that the recent events on the Hudson, fear of flying issues, PTSD or sensitivity to panic attacks. Before you know it we’ve got the formula for full-blown anxiety. Let’s take care of ourselves so that we can function not only for ourselves but also for our loved ones, especially... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2187712 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:03:42 +0100 2187712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1825593&cid=t_137811_109_f&fid=34742&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdeception.crimepsychblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D296 Remember that the rationale behind the polygraph is that (with an appropriate questioning regime) guilty people are assumed have physiological responses that differ from innocents? Well, the new “anxiety-detecting machines” that the DHS hopes might one day spot terrorists seem to work on the same basis. Here’s the report from USA Today (18 Sept): A scene from the airport of the future: A man’s pulse races as he walks through a checkpoint. His quickened heart rate and heavier breathing set off an alarm. A machine senses his skin temperature jumping. Screeners move in to question him. Signs of a terrorist? Or simply a passenger nervous about a cross-country flight? It may seem Orwellian, but on Thursday, the Homeland Security Department showed off an early version of ... Deception Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1825593 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:28:26 +0100 1825593 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1443139&cid=t_137811_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F290585286%2Fcortisol_crisis_and_comair_car.html Last week I scrunched into a Comair Flight 5353 seat … without my computer bag allowed onboard … and considered consequences of current cortisol crises ... and our lost art of flying.It’s no secret that to fly anywhere anymore…  is to arrive late … lose bags … face cortisol cranks … and squeeze into Fisher-Price-sized seats.  If you’re not stressed enough … an overworked stewardess rattles off details about how not to sink in oceans …  fall from planes … or suck oxygen funny … while you ram into emergency isles to escape fire. It seems lots to ask even frequent flyers like me. Add to that … daily cutbacks that warn passengers to expect no food … wait outside in rain … bring... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1443139 Thu, 15 May 2008 02:41:04 +0100 1443139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=814180&cid=t_137811_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F21%2Fdiabetic-man-collapes-on-flight%2F Filed under: Type 1, Drugs, Daily NewsA man en route to Sydney, Australia, collapsed mid-flight during a 25-hour trip from Norway to Australia. The man, an engineer whose home is in Sydney, has diabetes and was prevented from bringing his medical supplies on board the plane. Can you believe it? It was all due to new airline security rules requiring that people with diabetes carry documentation along with their medications. The passenger arrived at the airport with a supply of insulin, but was forced to leave it behind because he did not have the required letter from his doctor. He was very sick on arrival in Sydney and had to be rushed to hospital in an ambulance. Don't risk your life to get from A to B. That's the moral of this story. Okay, maybe the security rules go a bit overboard. Yes... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=814180 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 814180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=785927&cid=t_137811_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F141745277%2F Why did Southwest Airlines remove 22-year-old Nick Andrews from a non-stop flight from Portland to Chicago and place him on connecting flights from Portland to Oakland to Ontario to Phoenix, and then to Chicago—-keeping him in the air for 12 hours total? Andrews’ family say that it happened because he has autism, as reported in today’s Fox 12 News (KPTV) (Oregon): Nick Andrews said he was removed from a non-stop Southwest Airlines flight from Portland to Chicago after explaining the mechanics of jet planes to nearby passengers. “Just told me, ‘Sir, we’re going to need you to step off the plane,’” said Andrews. “I think they may have been scared of me.” Because of Andrews’ autism, he fixates on things such as airplanes and loves to talk about them. “I foc... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=785927 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:20:00 +0100 785927 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=752771&cid=t_137811_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F7%2F24%2Fwhat-medicine-can-learn-from-toyota-the-us-navy-and-jet-pilo.html By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.D. I often wondered why it is that the practice of medicine is so error-prone. Hundreds (yes, hundreds) of patients die every year because of errors in administration of medications. Or, how about the cases from hell of the wrong leg amputated, the wrong breast removed, the wrong eye enucleated? Is it even imaginable that a car would be produced that has wheels of different sizes? The cliché that “if we can send a man to the moon, why can’t we … (fill in the blanks)” is actually thought-provoking. Sending a man to the moon entails a vast amount of detail, inordinately complex coordination of interacting systems and sub-systems, and concerns of safety at every step of the way. Yet, several well-known mishaps notwithstanding, NASA’... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=752771 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:38:38 +0100 752771