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PJ Medcast

PJ MEDCAST are the podcasts for PJ MED (Pararescue Medicine). Besides PJs, these podcasts may be useful to other Military, Law Enforcement, Federal Agency and Civilian Medical Personnel involved in Tactical and Technical Rescue Medicine, and other facets of Operational Medicine. PJs may document the time they spend listening to podcasts as training for their training folders, and also apply towards Paramedic Recertification. This podcast represents the positions of the authors and may not represent the offical position of the Department of the Defense, US Air Force or the United States Government.
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Now displaying: 2023
Sep 20, 2023

Please support the Special Operations Medical Association. Come to the MAY 2024 meeting in NC. Go to specialoperationsmedicine.org

 

Attend- learn, network, become a better Medic.

Present- move the needle forward, share your experience and knowledge.

THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE

Aug 14, 2023

Col (Ret) Dorlac shares info from his experiences teaching and supporting. Ret USAF Trauma Surgeon and now PHTLS editor, Doc Dorlac has a lot of experience and passion for military pre-hosptial medicine.

Aug 11, 2023

chest seals

use of stethescopes in the field

tools to improve success of completing a protocol

Jul 21, 2023

Empiric vs deliberate TQ

TQ conversion vs. replacement

Conversion of TQ to pressure dressing and pressure dressing to non-pressure dressing

TQ risks- amputation, compartment syndrome, neurologic or muscle injury, renal failure

and more

Jul 5, 2023

There are 2 main phases of mortality on the combat casualty survival curve. As PJs , Medics and Corpsmen, you do not see the second phase in the ICU days to  weeks later. What you do in the field impacts the second phase of mortality as well as morbidity (quality of life & functioning) .


Charles discusses what happens in the ICU relative to what you do as well as implications for prolonged casualty care (PCC) in severely injured casualties.

 

Jun 22, 2023

Operational and Tactical Medicine. Every movement matters. It should be automatic and not require thinking. Each step in the casaulty assessment drives an action. There is a physiologic reason to do things in a certain order. The assessment should complimnet MARCH PAWS in looking for work.

 

Do i need a tourniquet? - sweep the extremities

Do i need to pack a wound? - sweep the neck, axillae and groin

etc.

 

THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE

Jun 14, 2023

Overview of Disease Non-Battle Injury by PJ Doc P.

 

Jun 7, 2023

USA COL (Ret) Doc Chung, Critical Care Army Doc.

May 30, 2023

Ret US Army COL / Dr Kevin Chung is a Critical Care Specialist who finished his military medical career as the Chairman of Medicine at Walter Reed Military National Medical Center.

This is the first of several discussions with him about shock.

His perspective as an intensivist brings a fresh look at shock- what it is- how to diagnose it and what to do about it.

 

Enjoy!

 

THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE

May 23, 2023

Adding another new sereis- MASTER THE BASICS- a chance to review the most basic concepts in Pararescue and Operational Mediicne. First time to hear for the new PJs , Medics and Corpsman. And reenforcement for seasoned Operators.

May 17, 2023

Joseph is a USAF Med Student with a mathematics background. He explains what PJs and SOF Medics should understand about AI and Chat GPT and current and potential use in MIL MED.

May 10, 2023

An AF Resce Doc and Faculty at NYU in Gastroenterology discusses the diagnosis and treatment of diarrhea, as well as issues re: dehydration.

Mar 15, 2023

Optimize debriefing

Feb 26, 2023

the 90% solution for performamce issues once you have the skills-

Hungry

Angry

Lonely

TIred

 

Like the rule of 3's for performance

Jan 16, 2023

USA (Ret) Col Llewellyn is back. On of our most experienced DOD Docs re: infectious and tropical disease. Great series, necessary to set the stage of how PJs, Medics and Corpsmen should evalate fever and infections. More to come.

 

 

Jan 14, 2023

Contact pjmedcourse@gmail.com

for PJ paramedic recert 27 FEB- 9 MAR. Trauma surgeon lead labs, ACLS, BLS, PALS, TC3 with long guns in kit, prolonged casualty care full day lab, full day of trauma lanes for all MTPs, small unit care, NREMT requrired curriculum, and more.


Veteran TBI study in CO, contact Caralyn.Ware@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU   303-724-0846

Check out PJ Medcast on iTunes for a series on training medics with Max, prior Dustoff Medic/Instructor

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