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What's extraordinary about the scene is just how routine it has become for MedAire, the world's largest provider of onboard emergency medical assistance for ships and airlines. Founded in 1986 by former nurse Joan Sullivan Garrett, MedAire has grown from a tiny one-woman shop into a $17 million-in-sales company that is now listed on the Australian Stock Exchange after buying a company in Perth that operates Western-style medical clinics in Asia. MedAire, which is based in Tempe, Ariz., made the acquisition in an effort to grab a bigger slice of the estimated $1 billion...
MedAire's Garrett is also a force in the industry: it was largely her lobbying--not to mention MedAire's extensive in-flight emergency-care data--that persuaded the Federal Aviation Administration in 2001 to require upgraded medical kits and defibrillators to be installed on virtually all U.S. airliners by last April. MedAire is one of the largest suppliers of those products. Last year in the U.S., the company handled 9,818 in-flight medical emergencies, nearly 5% of which were serious enough to divert the plane. About 50 people die on planes each year...
...Setting the Record Straight Not the Inventor • Our MILESTONE on the death of Hollywood technical wizard Edmund DiGiulio referred to him incorrectly as the inventor of the Steadicam [June 21]. Although DiGiulio developed the Steadicam and popularized its use, it was invented by Garrett Brown...
Even after Fitzpatrick went down to injury, it at first seemed as though Harvard would be able to successfully weather the loss of yet another star player. Junior Garrett Schires filled in admirably, leading the Crimson to comeback victories against Lafayette and Princeton—with a most deserved assist from Dawson, who scored seven touchdowns in the two games on 66 carries for 401 yards...
...story followed a similar script against Princeton the following week, with Dawson again taking on the lion’s share of the offensive load. Racking up 183 yards on a whopping 40 carries for three touchdowns, Dawson eased the burden on backup quarterback Garrett Schires as the Crimson battled into overtime...