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 …
Lessons Learned from a 2015 PFC Medical Exercise
ICU Doc, Doug Powell, was on staff for the recent Prolonged Field Care train-the-trainer exercise in June, and he observed Medics running through multiple scenarios, each 24 hours in length.
Medics, Where’s the Data? Improve Your Knowledge with Journals, Articles and Studies
Protocols and algorithms likely drive the majority of decisions a medic will ever make. Past that you may have unit or service SOPs. If you find yourself in a situation, such as a prolonged field care …
Create a Prioritized Care Plan
Building prioritized care plans has completely changed and revolutionized the way I think about medicine and treating casualties. Before this my thoughts were rather chaotic, attempting to “put out fires,” handling emergencies as they occurred. This is an …
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 a podcast but quickly realized that there was …
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 Paper revisited with the grid made easily available. …