"In the back of an airplane, the [aeromedical
evacuation] crews work with flashlights strapped to their bodies
and have to maneuver in and out of cramped spaces to care for
multiple trauma patients at a time.
Source: Thomas Scalea, physician in chief
at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.
Turbulence encountered in air where no clouds are present. This
term is commonly applied to high-level turbulence associated with
wind shear. CAT is often encountered in the vicinity of the jet
stream.
Aero-Linx: Astronaut
Scholorship Program
We have a story today about the Astronaut Scholarship Program
holding an online auction featuring lots of space-related items.
The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) is a nonprofit
organization established in 1984 by the six surviving members of
America's original Mercury astronauts.
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