Volume 2

June - 2019

Cover: My island becons

Letter from the Editors:

Welcome to Art of Emergency Medicine, a curated art blog dedicated to showcasing the creative side of emergency professionals! We are excited to introduce you to Aditya Shekhar, an EMS instructor who is joining us as another member of the selection committee! Check out the most recent collection of art by your fellow emergency medicine colleagues below, including our first international submission! As always, we would like to thank each and every professional who has submitted artwork.

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Coban-Imals

Sculptures made almost entirely of compression bandage wrap. It takes longer than you think.

A Break in the Storm

Captured during a break between downpours at Dead Horse Point State Park in Moab, Utah, the setting sun lit up the canyons and Colorado River while valleys in the background where shrouded by rain clouds.

Fluffy Bundle of Joy

Porto de Lisboa

A photo of Lisbon harbor from a hilltop.

Hawk-ward

The BLood wolf moon

Comprised of eight images stitched together, this photograph demonstrates the progression the January 21, 2019 lunar eclipse over the Los Angeles Skyline.

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This Months Featured Artists:

Shirley Bae

MS3 at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, interested in Emergency Medicine. Hobbies include movies, piano, skincare, and hiking. Always happy to pet cute dogs!

Blaire Banfield

Hello all! My name is Blaire Banfield, I am a current MS4 at the University of Florida COM planning a career in Emergency Medicine. When not shut away studying for hours on end while stress shoving M&Ms in my face I enjoy hiking, brewing beers, and going to Pet Adopt-athons and snuggling baby animals. I also recently fell in love with Chalk Art! My boyfriend and his mom travel around the SE to chalk art festivals and I tagged along a few years ago and became hooked. I have submitted a few pictures of some pieces I have worked on, and I hope to have more to showcase in the future!

Daniel

Daniel is a emergency medical technician and first aid instructor working out of Vienna, Austria.

Jack Dewees

I work full time as an emergency department technician at Stanford’s emergency department in Palo Alto California. I have been making these figures out out coban wrap for a year now. I call them cobanimals! I give about half the ones I make to children in the hospital and I plan to auction the others to raise money for the make a wish foundation or guide dogs for the blind. I have bought half of my own supplies, the rest was donated directly from 3M. Here is a link to my instagram page if you would like to see more.

Aditya Shekhar

Aditya Shekhar is an EMS educator and research scientist. He has developed prehospital medical curriculum for international providers, and his research has been published by the American College of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, among others. He is also an avid writer and photographer.

John Warren

A retired Fire Service Battalion Chief, EMT, and Urban Search and Rescue Team Safety Officer.

Jonathan Warren, MD

A PGY-2 at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and founder of Art of Emergency Medicine. His hobbies include photography, hiking, Netflix, and dogs. He’s always on the lookout for the next adventure. Find more of his photography on Instagram.

You can learn more about the artists featured in this and other volumes at our contributors page!