September 2024
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Frozen Blood Products: The Lifeline of Future Large-Scale Combat Operations
The nature of warfare is ever-evolving. As we gaze into the horizon of potential large-scale combat operations (LSCO), one critical facet demands our attention: the logistical labyrinth of blood product supply. While whole blood transfusions remain the gold standard in… Continue reading
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Stroger Hospital Trauma Unit partners with the Navy for first-of-its-kind program
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/stroger-hospital-trauma-unit-partners-with-navy-program/ Partnerships like these help develop and enhance trauma readiness – the Army and Air Force have similar programs as well. It’s a win for all – the Navy gets highly proficient trauma teams, excellent skill sustainment for the clinicians,… Continue reading
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How China extended its repression into an American city
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/chinese-communist-party-us-repression-xi-jinping-apec/ Continue reading
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Analysis of emergency resuscitative thoracotomy in the combat setting
https://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/early/2024/08/29/military-2024-002797 Interesting retrospective analysis of the DoD Trauma Registry, evaluating the 24h survival rate of emergency room thoracotomy (ERT). Overall, the 24h survival was 26%, which is generally higher than seen in civilian trauma (~10% depending on the study). Penetrating… Continue reading
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Medical Training Falls Short at Army Combat Training Centers
https://academic.oup.com/milmed/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/milmed/usae399/7742641?redirectedFrom=fulltext Interesting opinion piece from a group of Army authors about the state of combat and deployment readiness amongst Army medics (68W). They cited a variety of lack of experiences with clinical medicine and lack of combat exposure. I think… Continue reading
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