Brief Review
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Chasing The Ideal Resuscitative Fluid for Large Scale Combat Operations
I remember sitting at the Mid-Atlantic Anesthesia Research Conference in the mid-2010s and being absolutely stunned when Dr. Ronald Miller walked through the door to give a keynote speech. This was not a large conference, and to have the literal… Continue reading
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Enhancing Deployed Medical Care with AI and Novel Technologies
The potential for technology like AI, telemedicine, augmented reality, and advanced patient monitors to enhance medical care in deployed, operational, and austere environments is vast but underutilized. While AI could revolutionize casualty care, current examples are limited. Telemedicine and advanced… Continue reading
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Whole Blood Transfusion – a primer
Hemorrhage is the leading cause of death in traumatically injured patients, and blood transfusion is a critical component of treatment of these patients (the other major component is stopping the bleed). The concept of blood transfusion had been theorized since… Continue reading
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Regional anesthesia in resource-limited and disaster environments: a daring discourse
Interesting discussion and concept for the use of regional anesthesia in austere and resource limited (including military operational) environments. Future planning for medical care in Role 2 environments may need “outside-the-box” solutions to optimize future concepts, similar to the discussion… Continue reading
Scalpels & Strategy 