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…
Podcast 170: Medical Education and Training with Mike
In this conversation, Dennis and Mike discuss the process of providing medical care and education in austere environments. They emphasize the importance of understanding the requirements and asking the right questions to ensure success. They also discuss the significance of analyzing the environment, finding reliable sources of information, and building relationships with partners and friends. Planning and preparation are highlighted as crucial steps, along with effective teaching methods and the use of the Learning to Listen, Listening to Teach technique. The conversation concludes with a discussion on measuring performance and effectiveness, and the importance of flexibility and focusing on the student.
Podcast Episode 100 and SOMSA-22
In the 100th Episode of the Prolonged Field Care Podcast Dennis sits down with Jamie, Sean and Paul to talk about the last 100 episodes and how prolonged field care evolved over the past 7 years from when the working group was established at SOMA 2013 in Tampa, FL.
Podcast Episode 94: We are Back
After some time to reorganize, restructure, and strategize, we will be continuing to update best practices, share ideas and raise the important questions faced by medics around the world. We have taken this step to lay the old prolonged field care working group construct to rest and form a new organization (with the same core people): the Prolonged Field Care Collective.
Podcast Episode 48: Maximizing Hospital Rotations and Medical Proficiency Training
Hospital rotations for medical proficiency training give medics who operate in the field the opportunity to see what “right” looks like. Knowing this and understanding treatment principles can allow a flexible medic to adapt to unique situations in the absence of protocols, guidelines and evidence. If properly coordinated and supported, MPTs can be an invaluable and eye opening experience. When thrown together with a naive or indifferent staff or un motivated medic, it can be a huge waste of time and money for everyone involved. In this episode Dennis and Dr. Mark Shapiro talk about several MPT programs, and strategies to maximize the effectiveness of an MPT.