Interview of Howard A. Werman by David Bahner

In an interview conducted at the Medical Heritage Center at The Ohio State University, Dr. Howard Arthur Werman discusses his career as an emergency medicine physician and professor at the College of Medicine. While attending medical school at the University of New York at Buffalo, Werman initially considered a career in surgery, but a mentor encouraged him to consider emergency medicine. After doing a short rotation at Akron City Hospital in 1980, Werman visited Ohio State's new emergency medicine program. He moved to Columbus in June 1981 to become a member of the first residency class of Emergency Medicine at Ohio State. Werman also began to do research with a colleague, Chuck Brown, on cardiac resuscitation and transitioned to a faculty position in Ohio State's Department of Emergency Medicine in July 1985. He became an Assistant Professor in the mid-1980s and a full professor in the late 1990s. He also served on the National EMS Committee for ASET, and co-authored one of the first papers on "Do Not Resuscitate" in the pre-hospital environment. In addition, he served on the original board for Ohio State's early Sky Med program. In the mid-1990s, Werman transitioned to clinical faculty

Survivor Perceptions of Recovery Following an Air Medical Transport Accidents

Objective: Air medical transport (AMT) teams play an essential role in the care of the critically ill and injured. Their work, however, is not without risk. Since the inception of the industry numerous AMT accidents have been reported. The objective of this research is to gain a better understanding of the post-accident sequelae for professionals who have survived AMT accidents. The hope is that this understanding will empower the industry to better support survivors and plan for the contingencies of post-accident recovery. Methods: Qualitative methods were used to explore the experience of flight crew members who have survived an AMT accident. “Accident” was defined using criteria established by the National Transportation Safety Board. Traditional focus group methodology explored the survivors’ experiences following the accident. Results: Seven survivors participated in the focus group. Content analysis revealed themes in four major domains that described the experience of survivors: Physical, Psychological, Relational and Financial. Across the themes survivors reported that industry and company response varied greatly, ranging from generous support, understanding and action to make safety improvements, to little response or action and lack of attention to survivor needs. Conclusion: Planning for AMT post-accident response was identified to be lacking in scope and quality. More focused efforts are needed to assist and support the survivors as they regain both their personal and professional lives following the accident. This planning should include all stakeholders in safe transport; the individual crew member, air medical transport companies, and the industry at large

UNLV Title III AANAPISI & McNair Scholars Institute Research Journal

Journal articles based on research conducted by undergraduate students in the AANAPISI and McNair Scholars Programs Table of Contents About AANAPISI Biography of Dr. Ronald E. McNair Statements Dr. Len Jessup, UNLV President Dr. Juanita P. Fain, Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. William W. Sullivan, Associate Vice President for Retention and Outreach Mr. Keith Rogers, Deputy Executive Director of the Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach Title III AANAPISI and McNair Scholars Institute Staff Ms. Terri Bernstein, Director for College Programs Dr. Matthew Della Sala, Assistant Director for Undergraduate Researc