In light of last week's Moody jump mission in the Atlantic, we are doing a more in-depth discussion on burns. Burns are one of the top three injuries that teams perform maritime rescue for. Doc Chung also served as a telecon consultant for our ROC Doc.
In Part 1 of 2 with Doc (LTC) Chung, he reviews pain control, fluids and airway management. Doc keeps his comments focused on our gear and meds and makes it specific to PJ capes. Enjoy a great talk.
Army O-6 and new friend of Pararescue gave a great talk at SOMA '16. Col G discusses the history of anabolic androgenic steroid use and criminalization, benefits, risks and paucity of data. They are ILLEGAL- do not use them. There are also adverse cognitive effects incompatible with elite operations. These are the personal views of the discussants, not the DOD or USG.
Doc Cap is an Army hematologist and reviews bleeding, clotting and shock for the Operational PJ, Medic , Corpsman in the best discussion I have heard on it, emphasizing the latest research, history of our approach, and important comments on TXA.
Jen discusses her experience as a PJ spouse for 2 decades and going through the gradual onset of PTSD with her husband and subsequent treatment. This is a must hear podcast for all operators and their spouses/partners.
Bear discusses a recent Alaska mission involving a remote snow machiner, bad weather and a painful injury. Mission planning, overland travel in snow, winter survival equipment and the role of KTDs are discussed.
The PJ Medical Programs manager discusses the WRM package, recent changes to the CSAR ruck and equipment list.
Review of lessons learned on spin up including extended care and MCI, as well as a notes from the NJ EMS task force meeting.
This second part of our discussion delves into the later stages of dealing with this, obstacles to care, and some discussion about service dogs. Support the Argos project at k9soliders.org. Five PJs have received amazing dogs with great results,
Gabe Corey is a retired PJ who began formal PFC/extended care training for one of our teams. In this podcast we discuss the impetus for, principles of, and challenges facing Pararescue in extended care training.
MY is a recently retired SMSgt PJ who experienced a brutal mission in the 90s, was able to compensate until on OEF mission brought it all to the surface. This first of 2 discussions chronicles his career as the backdrop for the challenges of maintaining a family and operating during a time where we did not discuss these things and did not have the right support available, and then how it all came out and was difficult to recognize what was going on, until finally seeking help and getting it.
#38 LLs from a 212th podcast and the SOCOM SEMA. This is new and the first podcast from a team and their mission. We then included a series for LLs early in OIF from our good friend who is an experienced 18D.
Pelvic binders discussion, and highlights from the Feb 2016 TCCC meeting
Medcast #36 reviews the rationale and principles for video laryngoscopy, and re-hacks the importance of sustainment training. The monthly drill is mission critical so you are always fresh for a training mis-hap, or unexpected civil SAR.
This is the best vent talk we have had for PJs. One of our Flight Docs is an Anesthesiologist (Harvard Med School! ) and did this talk at a 2015 refresher.
Here we will discuss the traits unique to PJs and some issues related to resilience and the challenges sometimes faced by operators in maintaining the edge.
The Harvard Business School reviewed ten books on leadership. One book by Daniel Goleman is highlighted in this podcast. Daniel Goleman is a scientist whose research expertise is in emotional intelligence. Aspects of emotional intelligence are the key factors in successful leadership. These skills are critical to your growth as a TL, EL and onwards. Effective leadership is imperative to increase mission completion and bring home the survivor, evader, patient.
In this episode we begin to use the podcasts in expanding the ability to share lessons learned from missions and training. If you have lessons learned to share send them either to Doc or the PJ Medical Programs Manager. And if you want to make a podcast of lessons learned, send the MP3 file to Doc.
Medcast #31 reviews AARs from two military med meetings in August 2015, as well as some of the medical issues from a recent Pacific Ocean jump mission with critical care.
This podcast reviews what you need to know regarding weapons of mass destruction (WMD's). In some instances you can provide definitive treatment, in others you need to simply have SA and protect your team accordingly and triage and evacuate.
This podcast will succinctly review a working approach to dive medicine with emphasis on the must know concepts and management.
In Part 2 of our discussion with Pat Davidson, Pat review the fundamentals of a basic physical training program.
Dr. Pat Davidson discusses a broad range of over arching issues pertinent to human performance training and the PJ career field.