In Memoriam: Former 18D, COL (R)Warner “Rocky” Farr
It is difficult to begin to know how to begin to honor a man who has given so much to the community that he helped to build and guide for more than half a century. A Distinguished Member …
AEC is PFC!
The Austere Emergency Care Course is a prolonged field care course based on 10 years of knowledge gained from our original Prolonged Field Care Working Group and Ragged Edge Solutions’ experience and background in training military special operations to operate around the world without traditional medical Support. Over time, and after many inquiries by civilian/non-military clinicians it was realized that the need and demand signal is robust outside of the military. Just like PFC was developed as an adjunct for military medics once they reached the end of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC,) AEC was created with the civilian provider in mind once they reached the end of Tactical Emergency Casualty Care algorithms. From this Specialized Medical Standards and the Austere Emergency Care Course was born. Read more…
PFC Coffee?! Support the Cause!
Imagine sitting there on a nice lazy Sunday morning drinking a nice warm cup of coffee as you plan prolonged field care training for the upcoming week. Now imagine doing exactly the same thing PLUS the added bonus of supporting a veteran owned coffee company that is donating a significant portion of the proceeds to fund Dennis’ insatiable appetite for new video equipment and my addiction to fumbling through my Adobe subscriptions to bring you better content. Lobo Coffee is owned and operated by Erik Herr, formerly of 7th SFG(A,) and has partnered with us to continue providing the Medics on the ground with the most up to date knowledge, techniques and ideas in our field.
The SOCS-P Tactical Timeout with Casper and Paul: Article, Checklist, and Episode 145 Show Notes
In our work within the domain of Special Operations medicine, situational awareness, precise coordination and effective decision-making are key factors for success. Â Whether it is in the high-stakes realm of aviation or the critical environment of the operating room, the implementation of time-outs has proven to be a valuable practice. These time-outs provide a structured approach for teams to pause, reassess, and align their actions, ensuring that everyone involved is fully informed and prepared for the tasks at hand. The Tactical Time-out Format brings this concept to the SOF-medical setting…
PFC Basics: Documentation-Chart then Trend
The primary reason for the development of the PFC documentation is to enable the medic to more effectively and more efficiently take care of a patient beyond anticipated timelines. When we designed the PFC flowsheet, we wanted a single document that a medic could laminate and stick in the back of their aidbag, hopefully, without ever having to pull it out except for in training. Ideally, every patient would receive a quick evacuation and the medic would only have to do good TCCC. Since we know that this is not the case, the PFC documentation was custom built to enable anyone, regardless of level of training and proficiency, to help improve what they were already doing. Non-Medics, Resuscitation teams, Medics, it doesn’t matter. When technology fails, and it will, we think that having a dedicated, analog record of treatment can help reduce the cognitive burden faced by a small team who is most likely tired, and overwhelmed. The integrated checklists and visual reminders should act as cues to action.
A Grassroots Approach to Building National Resilience for Comprehensive Defense, Deterrence and Crisis Response
The foundation of comprehensive defense and deterrence is a trained populace who are willing and able to respond during times of crisis.