Mt Sinai Icahn School of Medicine Flex Program
Hofstra Zucker School of Medicine Direct admissions for SOF, no MCAT if qualified
Intro to 23.4 hypertonic saline for brain herniation in the field
Teaser on MCI research
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A sailor fell ~35 feet on a ship in the Pacific- way out. Jump mission, 48 hrs PFC for spine, pelvis and extremity trauma, helo hoist off with multiple ARs.
Stay tuned for the 212th high angle mish coming up...
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Dr Christine Sanchez is a SOF Performance Psychologist with over a decade of experience. She is an asset available to Guard and Reserve Teams, as well as AD, as a consultant.
5 Habits of High Performers to maintain cognitive bandwidth (direct focus & self-regulate psychophysiology)
Travis is a TCCC Committee member, and prior Pararescue Medical Programs Manager.
Travis is reviewing the TCCC Airway guidelines and found some surprising literature and details about the basics.
This is a great discussion reflecting a lot of detective work.
Thanks to Travis for dong this, emphasizing how important it is to question and validate what we do.
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Sleep consistency
Cool Dark Quiet
Don't eat meals within 2-3 hours of sleeping
Find what time of day exercising is best for you- upon waking may be best
Go to sleep as soon after your shift that you can
Thanks to WHOOP for allowing us to use their email briefs
You can find data and more info at whoop.com and click on THE LOCKER
Check out Preston Cline and Coleman Ruiz on their podcast and website at Mission Critical Teams Institute.
Improving performance for special teams, from an academic and Tier 1 perspective.
Website: MissionCTI.com
Check out their podcast at MCTI TEAMCAST
PJ Ian discusses the diagnosis of mTBI in austere operational and training environments, operational relevance, importance to post service records, considerations regarding reaction time, and a new tool on the horizon to assist medics.
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Ian discusses the limitations of diagnostic options in the field for mild TBI ( concussion) despite the frequency in training and on Ops.
Ian then lets us know about a new research tool leveraging reaction time as a potential solution for FOBs, in garrison training, clinics and other hardened facilities you may be responsible for Operators.
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Doc Derwae was an OSS Rescue Doc at Nellis and then completed a residency in Dermatology at U PENN. She is now an USAF Dermatology Attending.
Here she discusses the science behind sun damage to the skin and risk of skin cancer. The cumulative injury to the skin over a career is real and preventible.
Skin protection from the sun is analogous to HPO programs and injury prevention and reduction to improve your lifetime health. It is also important to understand to protect your children.
If you have questions for Doc Derwae you can reach her through your Flight Doc.
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In April 2020 NYC was overrun by COVID.
New York Presbyterian (NYP) Medical Center comprised of several hospitals including Columbia and Cornell, exceeded capacity with COVID patients and created an overflow location on their football field in a bubble. Through personal relationships it was proposed that a social media call be made to recruit SOF medics to staff the field hospital. NYP agreed and this successfully occurred and became the Ryan Larkin Field Hospital at NYP.
NOTE- the medics came outside their military status as volunteers, but were soon integrated into the NYP staff.
From that, NYP tasked some of the medics to run another COVID ward, but inside the Columbia University Milstein Hospital.
This is the remarkable story of SOF Medics working in conjunction with civilian providers to support this world class hospital during a surge.
This model is a feasible approach to address surge needs in the Nation to hire military medics to work to their capability and become force multipliers for our healthcare providers who become overwhelmed and understaffed. SOF and other mil medics are a trained and reliable force, who come to the fight with humility and willing to do what is needed to support patient care.
Black mambas and cobras at some camps
thanks Dr Abo
Get POLYSERP for Africa
Check out the Asclepius Snakebite Foundation:
Great PDF presentation:
Prior Ranger and Ranger PA, and extremely effective medical policy writer and educator, Andy Fisher, M.D. just reviewed the state of the art for pain control, i.e. analgesia, for the TCCC Committee.
Besides discussing basic ideas such as the difference between analgesia and sedation, Dr Fisher reviews pharmacology and his thoughts on best practices on the X and beyond.
I cannot emphasize enough how Andy's perspective from his experience on innumerable operations, combined with his keen intellect, are unique and very meaningful.
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The basics
Gear issues
Training issues
What it means to be a TRS PJ
Physical fitness is the foundation
A memorial to those lost
With gratitude to Nate and Gavin
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Gavin describes his experience as a casualty at the POI, exfil, subsequent care, and trip back to CONUS.
Ambushed.
Multiple casualties.
Eye trauma.
TOML
Proceeding now with the Ghazni series uninterrupted (I hope).