Aero-Linx!

Scouring the information super airways can sometimes be a tough, if educational, task for the Aero-News staff... but it also allows us to check out some truly neat and exciting sites, so it's not that bad a gig. On any given day, we may check dozens (and often hundreds) of different sources for story ideas, and facts confirmation. And, as is the nature of our business, much of this is done on the Internet.

The ANN gang decided we probably shouldn't keep some of the neat sites, info resources, and organizations we've discovered to ourselves... so we decided to bring you Aero-Linx. These are the sites that WE check out -- when we need added perspective, a new spin on a day's topic... or just want to escape into cyber-aero-space for awhile.

Look for some of our favorite sites, coming each day to ANN via Aero-Linx. Suggestions for future Aero-Linx segments are always welcome, as well.

Aero Linx: American College of Emergency Physicians, Aerospace Medicine Section

Ever wanted to know how the body responds when exposed to 8 times the force of gravity? Or how you would treat the damage done by an explosive cabin decompression at 40,000 feet? What about determining which medicines and what supplies airlines should carry, or if that airline pilot you just diagnosed with CHF is still qualified to fly? In this field, not even the sky is the limit. Aerospace practitioners support operations everywhere from the deep sea to other planets. In those environments, anything can happen and you have only what you take with you to handle it. What field is better equipped to handle such situations than ours? Let’s bring our knowledge to bear on the cutting edge of human exploration.

FMI: https://www.acep.org/aerospace/