A Slightly Off-Topic Honor

Posted By Laughing_Wolf

One of the things about the day job I love, even if it keeps me from posting much of late, is getting to work with interesting people. They are more than clients, and some are simply an honor to know. Sometimes, it works out that they are honored as they truly deserve.

I've written before about Dr. Les Geddes, who has saved the lives of thousands and enriched the lives of hundreds of thousands -- if not more. There is a story coming up from/about him that if you are a medic, paramedic, combat lifesaver, or other who uses CPR you will not want to miss. That said, the story of a well deserved (and even overdue) honor can be found here. Short and sweet for now, but more to come at that site.

I titled this as slightly off topic because he is not currently serving military (former member of HM Armed Forces); yet, the work done by him and his teams on physiological monitoring was a part of (and helped make possible) the first U.S. space missions, and he and his teams have done work on providing physiological monitoring of soldiers and others in MOPP gear. His earliest work was with wounded soldiers in WWII, helping them and charting damaged nerves. Many treatments used today on our wounded, from defibrillators to rejection-resistant tissue scaffold that allow tendons, ligaments, and other tissues to regrow or otherwise heal, come from the work done by him and his research teams. There is yet more to come. To my mind, that makes him someone you truly should know.

LW

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A Slightly Off-Topic Honor

One of the things about the day job I love, even if it keeps me from posting much of late, is getting to work with interesting people. They are more than clients, and some are simply an honor to know. Sometimes, it works out that they are honored as they truly deserve.

I've written before about Dr. Les Geddes, who has saved the lives of thousands and enriched the lives of hundreds of thousands -- if not more. There is a story coming up from/about him that if you are a medic, paramedic, combat lifesaver, or other who uses CPR you will not want to miss. That said, the story of a well deserved (and even overdue) honor can be found here. Short and sweet for now, but more to come at that site.

I titled this as slightly off topic because he is not currently serving military (former member of HM Armed Forces); yet, the work done by him and his teams on physiological monitoring was a part of (and helped make possible) the first U.S. space missions, and he and his teams have done work on providing physiological monitoring of soldiers and others in MOPP gear. His earliest work was with wounded soldiers in WWII, helping them and charting damaged nerves. Many treatments used today on our wounded, from defibrillators to rejection-resistant tissue scaffold that allow tendons, ligaments, and other tissues to regrow or otherwise heal, come from the work done by him and his research teams. There is yet more to come. To my mind, that makes him someone you truly should know.

LW

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