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Articles by Ellen Lamel, MD Profiles The diva of disaster
How many EPs attain the title of “disaster diva”? Christina Catlett did, in Mountain Hardware’s “Diva and Conquer” contest. She’s conquered nine mountains between 15,500 and 20,500 feet in the past four years. The disaster part? That would be her expertise in emergency preparedness and her disaster relief efforts on the ground for victims of hurricanes Ivan, Katrina and Rita, among others.
Whether in the thin air of base camp on Mount Everest, or a tent in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana, Dr. Catlett has found a way to combine adventure and emergency medicine into a career that suits her to a T. Technology New gas-powered delivery vehicle could be the key to painless, quick and effective topical anesthesia
Read moreTechnology Will video telemedicine become as pervasive (and as essential) in the ED as phone, fax and email? A few EPs and consultants who have tried the technology say it’s only a matter of time.
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