Commentary
Remarkable Missions
Emergency Medicine. 2009 February;41(2):7
Author(s):
Neal Flomenbaum, MD
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Neal Flomenbaum, MD, Editor-in-Chief
As I started to write this editorial about the 40th anniversary of Emergency Medicine, I was alerted to the crash landing of a fully-fueled commercial jet carrying 155 people in the Hudson River across town, moments after taking off from LaGuardia Airport. After losing both engines to a flock of birds, the pilot glided the plane to a perfect landing in the river. Everyone on board disembarked, to be met by a flotilla of boats and crews who executed rescues they had trained to perform.