Flight and anaesthetic

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In "Das Germanwings magazine", Aug/Sep 2012 (page 138), the interview of a Karsten Kempf, who is at the same time one of their A319 F/0, and a Doctor in medecine (praktizierender Artz). Extract :
Question :
- Do the two jobs share any similarities ?
Answer :
- Yes, definitely.
For me, a flight is a bit like an anaesthetic.
Before each flight we have a briefing, and before we administer an anaesthetic, we look at the patient's medical history.
Taking off and administering anaesthetics are both critical situations, which require a great deal of focus and good teamwork.
A flight, like the time the patient spends under anaesthetics, is normally quite relaxed.
By contrast, landing and bringing a patient out of an anaethetic require everyone's full attention.
Question :
- Have you ever used your skills from one job into the other one ?
Answer :
- Yes, I'm able to translate a doctor's medical speak into pilot speak, which can be very useful.