PFC Video Lecture Series Ep 1: Documentation in PFC
I hate hearing about other guys who have had to reinvent the wheel when there is so much to draw from already. I was initially going to record this as […]
Position Paper – 10 Essential Core Capabilities for Prolonged Field Care
This post has been a long time coming. This is where it began and may be the most important tool we have to offer. This is the 10 Capabilities Position […]
FOAMed, SMACC and PFC
I hate not knowing an acronym. In my line of work acronyms are language and the ignorance of one normally results in the ignorance of entire programs or departments. FOAMed […]
Joint Trauma Service Clinical Practice Guidelines: The Standard of Deployed Medicine
The Joint Trauma System (JTTS)Clinical Practice Guidelines(CPGs) are the standard of care for all US Military Medcal Providers. They are backed by evidence and represent the current expectations of care.
WE ARE LIVE ON iTUNES!
After many, many hours of work collaborating, recording, editing and coding, Prolonged Field Care is live to be downloaded and especially subscribed-to from iTunes! This is another huge leap forward […]
Telemedicine Issues
Who should medics call for help while managing a critical patient for prolonged periods of time? Different aspects of this have been discussed via different forums such as the SOMSA lunchtime […]
Recommended Research?
What research would help Medics on the ground provide better care to sick patients in an austere, environment today? Has anyone ever told you any dogma that you hear but question and […]
Measure of Resuscitation
What measurement or technology, knowing BP measures aren’t always best, and mental status and peripheral pulses aren’t reliable, would be reasonable to field medics as a measure of resuscitation? Would […]
Sustainment Training and Continuing Education
Due Outs are issues that we have identified without complete or perfect answers. This is our attempt to crowd source ideas and solutions from as many different perspectives as possible. […]
AAR Comments From SOMSA 2014 and other PFC Training events
The following was originally recorded on the white board at the warehouse during the SOMSA training scenario with input from the entire group. If anything was left out be sure […]
Analgesia and Sedation
One of the original papers written in Feb of 2014 remains extremely pertinent and one that I have gone back to reference time and time again. Download it now or read […]
Eye Emergencies in Prolonged Field Care
Download the 2016 JTS Ocular Injury Management in PFC Clinical Practice Guideline Eye emergencies are one of the big 3 concerns; life, limb or eye sight. This will be the […]
Topics for Prolonged Field Care Training wanted
Here is a message from one of our brothers serving in Germany. I copy and pasted verbatim so that you don’t miss any nuances. My thoughts will be pasted as […]
What is a Cuff Manometer and should we be using it? (Yes)
During a break from the lectures at the last SOMSA one of the first issues identified was the lack of knowledge of PEEP and the absence of PEEP valves on […]
PFC Scenario Script
This script is a customizable situation that any provider should be able to pick up and immediately understand. I will post a link to download it in full as well as […]
Case Discussion #3: Fall With Lung injury
Carl sustains a Blunt LUNG injury from a fall from height. He complains of rib pain, but no obvious fractures. Other than tachycardia, his initial vital signs are within normal parameters. Four hours into […]
Closed Head Injury From ATV Crash: Prolonged Field Care Case Discussion 2
I usually start any PFC lecture I give with a common case such as this in order to drive home the realities of the operational context; a small team operating […]
Case Discussion #1: GSW w/TQ
Just as a rehearsal of a tactical operation will prepare the operator to better deal with contingencies, discussing and talking through realistic, hypothetical, medical scenarios will give the medic a […]