Congrats to our patch winners! In order of correct answer submission: Shawn Joshua Ryan Answer to Q1: A 25 yo trauma patient who is hypotensive, tachycardiac and hypoxic... Based on the lung findings on eFAST - what's your most accurate 1-second opinion, diagnosis or recommendation? (A) Normal lung ultrasound (B) Free fluid in the pleural space (C) … Continue reading P4G contest: SONO QUiZ Winners
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P4G contest: Winners (+ word on snake bites)
First of all congrats to our patch winners! In order of correct answer submission: Kevin Mitch WJ Bowman I encourage you to read the paper we've used in both our patch contests so far. It contains a lot of SOF-relevant medical info pertinent to African operations, and it could be used for future reference. Thanks to Breakaway Media, … Continue reading P4G contest: Winners (+ word on snake bites)
P4G contest: Winners (+ word on malaria)
First of all congrats to our very first patch winners! In order of correct answer submission: Dennis Jarema Dave Schneider Charles When it comes to MALARiA, there are a few important points to consider (mostly based on this article): "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Don't forget to about chemoprophylaxis, that is atovaquone/proguanil (aka … Continue reading P4G contest: Winners (+ word on malaria)
SOLCUS @ JTS Tele-Conference #500
As promised, here it is - the SOLCUS talk on ultrasound education in special operations medicine. It was given at the Joint Trauma System Combat Casualty Tele-Conference # 500, on Feb 18th, 2016. Once again - many thanks to the JTS Team for their kind invitation!
10 Ultrasound-Guided PFC Essentials
Ultrasound: The most powerful diagnostic tool available to SOF Medics [...]. It should be a top procedural skill goal for all SOF providers to become subject matter experts in point-of-care ultrasonography. I’ve been thinking about this post for a while… searching for the right format. And then it finally hit me! Why on earth would I re-invent the … Continue reading 10 Ultrasound-Guided PFC Essentials