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 is Free Open Access Meducation a term growing …
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.
AAR Comments From Early PFC Training
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 to add it in the comments. As always, …
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 it in it’s entirety PFC WG analgesia and …
What is a Cuff Manometer and should we be using it?
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 BVMs. Within a few weeks the paper Why we …