Difference between revisions of "Federal Aviation Administration"

The '''Federal Aviation Administration''' (or '''FAA''') is basically the [[Joint Commission]] of aviation.  The parallels between aviation and health care are striking.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/01/cleared-landing/ Pilot Consults Medicine, Asks if Plane Cleared for Landing]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/11/paper-planes/ Stack of Paperwork Transforms into Fleet of Paper Planes]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/11/flight-nurse-2/ Local Jockeys Hired as Flight Nurses to Save on Fuel Costs]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/09/cardiac-arrest/ Hospital Administrator Delivers Clutch Performance During In-Flight Cardiac Arrest]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/11/doctor-on-a-plane/ Area Radiologist Squirms When Flight Attendant Asks If “Anyone Onboard is a Doctor”]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/02/woman-fakes-heart-attack/ Woman Fakes Heart Attack to Make Flight Land at Her Real Destination]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/04/flight-nurse/ Champion Flight Nurse Locates Previously Undiscovered Vein During Field Code, Places 16G IV]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/05/da-vinci-big-help-14-hour-flight/ Da Vinci a Big Help on 14-Hour Flight]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/10/female-doctors-show-id-emergencies/ Female Doctors Now Required to Show ID During Flight Emergencies]</ref>

The '''Federal Aviation Administration''' (or '''FAA''') is basically the [[Joint Commission]] of aviation.  The parallels between aviation and health care are striking.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/01/cleared-landing/ Pilot Consults Medicine, Asks if Plane Cleared for Landing]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/11/paper-planes/ Stack of Paperwork Transforms into Fleet of Paper Planes]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/11/flight-nurse-2/ Local Jockeys Hired as Flight Nurses to Save on Fuel Costs]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/09/cardiac-arrest/ Hospital Administrator Delivers Clutch Performance During In-Flight Cardiac Arrest]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/11/doctor-on-a-plane/ Area Radiologist Squirms When Flight Attendant Asks If “Anyone Onboard is a Doctor”]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/02/woman-fakes-heart-attack/ Woman Fakes Heart Attack to Make Flight Land at Her Real Destination]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/04/flight-nurse/ Champion Flight Nurse Locates Previously Undiscovered Vein During Field Code, Places 16G IV]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/05/da-vinci-big-help-14-hour-flight/ Da Vinci a Big Help on 14-Hour Flight]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/10/female-doctors-show-id-emergencies/ Female Doctors Now Required to Show ID During Flight Emergencies]</ref>